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" Walking is my main method of relaxation. I don't go over my lines or try to solve the world's problems, I just enjoy the scenery and the wildlife. "

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" I never have liked detective dramas. I try to watch all of them to see what's going on, but I don't like them. "

" I'm very good at being out of work. "

" People think I'm thick because of the characters I play. I think I'm brighter than the characters. Well, I hope I am. "

" When you get to the end of a TV series, you feel totally out of sorts as an actor. You feel unfit; your voice box has collapsed on you because you've spent all day muttering into a microphone that's two inches from your head, and you feel desperate to spread your wings and do a bit of real thesping. "

" With something like cancer, there is a feeling that you can fight it in some way or control your response to it, but with dementia there is the fear of losing control of your mind and your life. "

" McQueen is an astonishing film maker. He uses really unusual shots and builds incredible dramatic tension. "

" I don't see why it gives people the right to know about my private life if I don't want to talk about it. "

" I still remember going to a smart restaurant in Los Angeles, and the maitre d' knew my name and showed me straight to a table even though we hadn't booked. I get stopped for autographs by people from Sweden on the tops of mountains. "

" I'm not very relaxed; I always need to be doing something. "

" People are very appreciative, and I'm always thrilled at how long the 'Morse' films have lasted. They seem to have an afterlife that goes on and on for decades, which is touching. "

" When I have time, I really enjoy cooking. "

" Oxford has a slightly mythical rep, particularly for people who haven't been there. "

" Oxford is a funny place, as it is a mixture of town and gown. You have the students at the main university and at Oxford Brookes, but there is also a big working-class community. "

" I wish people would take more care of the countryside. "

" I wanted to be a stage actor but I got stuck on television. It took a couple of years to get used to. "

" You're very aware in the theater by the response you get, but not so much on television, obviously. "

" You get pigeonholed. Some people are film stars, and some are theatre stars who do one-off telly. Somehow, I get into long-running series. "

" When I came down south, I went to one of the early Wigan Challenge Cup victories at Wembley, and I was totally hooked from then. "

" I catch an old 'Morse' on ITV3. I've never thought I looked particularly like my son. He's taller than me and blond. But when I see Lewis walk into a room with John Thaw, it's like my son has just come onto the screen. That's very strange indeed! "

" While I'm driving north, I'm already thinking about kippers - it's worth the journey just to have kippers for breakfast on Saturday. "

" I only really like to watch things like 'Time Team.' I'd rather be out walking the dog. It's all reality TV, which, as an actor, I detest. "

" Before my mother's diagnosis with Alzheimer's, I had heard of the disease, but hadn't known anyone who had suffered from it. "

" I initially thought 'Lewis' was a terrible idea. The character had very much been Morse's work donkey and sounding board. But I was persuaded to do it, thinking if it was a flop, at least ITV would stop asking me. But the pilot took off, so we got back on this moving train, and we've never looked back. "

" My mum Mary was always a bright, confident and fiercely independent lady. "

" Mum had regular mental tests with her specialist, but because of her academic background, she became brilliant at manipulating them. "

" I know actors who court personal publicity because they believe no publicity is bad publicity. "

" I'm fascinated by politicians, because I suspect the huge majority of them go into it full of ideas and for the best possible reasons but end up being hijacked. "

" I feel very at home in woodlands and could easily live there. I should have been one of Robin Hood's men. "