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" 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. "

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" 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 am lucky in that I have never been depressed in my life, but this is the one thing which has really affected me: the loss of my mother as I knew her. "

" 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. "

" 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! "

" 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. "

" I don't like two-dimensional characters who are obviously villains from the moment they walk on stage. "

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

" 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. "

" You can't converse with Alzheimer's sufferers in the way you do with others; the dialogue tends to go round in circles. "

" You can see some very great theatre actors who don't work at all well on screen. They're trying too hard at it. "

" I love taking the boat to the Farne Islands, a few miles offshore. It has a National Trust bird sanctuary with seals and every sort of seabird you can imagine. "

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

" Let's just say I've never relied on my looks to make a living. "

" 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. "

" The real reason I love Bamburgh is that it's the only place in the world where I ever truly relax. "

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

" 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. "

" I'm the captain of the Variety Club over in England, and so I'm playing golf for them once a week but doing odd bits. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I read the papers like everybody else, so I don't complain about what they print. "

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

" When I get some time off, I like to go back to my roots in the North East. My family have been around Northumberland for five generations. "

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

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

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

" My family have been around Northumberland for five generations. "

" I'm not interested in more money for the sake of it. "