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" When I came to London as a young man, I was very excited by it and that's never gone away. "
David Morrissey
Young
Never
Man
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" I like to act because I can forget about everything else. "
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" It's always good to find out what you don't want to do. "
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" In all honesty, we all want our fantasy selves to be the best people. We all think in a time of crisis, we will react heroically and with humanity. "
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" The great thing about being an actor is things happen to you very quickly. I like to put myself in the way of surprise. "
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" I'm a massive fan of Brit Art in general and Damien Hirst in particular. I think he's an absolute genius and should be celebrated in every way. "
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" Nothing is my guiltiest pleasure. I love it. I love doing it. I love planning to do it, I love loafing and pottering and chilling and daydreaming. "
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Pleasure
Nothing
" Liverpool will always be my home. "
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Home
Will
Liverpool
" I think I'm quite a lazy person, actually. If I'm not careful, I could just stay in bed all day. "
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Day
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Stay
" When I told my parents I wanted to be an actor, it was like saying I wanted to be an astronaut. Not because it was highfalutin' in any way - just because they didn't know anybody in that field. They were anxious of a profession they knew nothing about. "
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Way
Know
Nothing
" All actors think every job will be their last. "
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Will
Every
Last
" We have one life and we should cherish it and make it the best we can. "
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Cherish
Best
Make
" I'm not a perfectionist at all. I find perfectionists boring because the real creative heart is in the mess somewhere. "
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Find
Creative
Real
" I couldn't think of anything worse than going to a fancy dress party. So, if somebody invited me to one, I'd go as the Invisible Man and not turn up. "
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Invisible
Think
Dress
" All my good friends are actors, really. It's different when you have a family, but they're still the people I meet most often. My best friend is Ian Hart, but then I've known him since I was five. "
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Best
People
Best Friend
" The thing as an actor is you get a sense of what a show is like the minute you walk on the set. "
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Like
You
Walk
" I'm the youngest of four kids. There's something in me that will always be the youngest child, will always look up to people when they don't necessarily need it. "
David Morrissey
Need
Me
Child
" I'm no good at down-time. I panic slightly and then plan a project or set up a meeting about starting a project. "
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Plan
Starting
Project
" It takes a long time to drag myself out of bed, and at night I'm buzzing. As a young man it was helpful, but now I'd like to be tired when I go to bed and alive in the morning. "
David Morrissey
Morning
Myself
Tired
" The great thing about coming from where I come from - Liverpool and my family - is that we're very close. I have a great relationship with my siblings and their kids. "
David Morrissey
Family
Great
Relationship
" When you are an actor, rejection and disappointment are an occupational hazard. "
David Morrissey
Rejection
Actor
Disappointment
" I've got a great family and a beautiful house. I feel very lucky as far as my lifestyle is concerned. I'm not really interested in fame and all its trappings. "
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House
Beautiful
Family
" I think when you don't know where you stand with someone, they can surprise you in their goodness and their badness, and that makes them human. "
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You
Stand
Surprise
" I always try to put myself in the way of surprise as much as possible. My ambition is to keep challenging myself. I like that journey of discovery. "
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Surprise
Myself
Journey
" I love telling stories. I like the challenges presented to me on a daily basis. There's nothing resting about acting. "
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Acting
Challenges
Love
" I've moved into directing as well as acting, and it has taught me never to take casting personally. "
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Directing
Never
" I always have to go out to work even if it's just a desk somewhere or an office or the British Library. "
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Office
Always
Work
" I think the corruption of power is very interesting, and I think the idea that power is something that... You know, when people want power, they're a certain individual. When people acquire power by accident, they're different again. "
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Think
Corruption
Know
" Liverpool has always made me brave, choice-wise. It was never a city that criticised anyone for taking a chance. "
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Chance
Always
Brave
" I owe my mum a sense of family. She has kept our family together. I have two brothers and a sister, and they all live a stone's throw away from each other in Liverpool. "
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Live
Stone
Together