David Morrissey Quotes
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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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My house is very clean apart from a very small part of it that looks as if we've been burgled, which is my office.
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I like to act because I can forget about everything else.
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You want people to identify with the person on the screen or in the theater, but you don't want them to identify with you as a person.
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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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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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It's always good to find out what you don't want to do.
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I love getting stuff, and if I give a present to someone and don't get one back, you can bet your life they won't be getting one next year.
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You look at any war zone and you talk to any soldiers and they have to blank out - in order for that to work for them, in order for them to survive they have to blank out something in themselves in order to do it.
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When you are an actor, rejection and disappointment are an occupational hazard.
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We have one life and we should cherish it and make it the best we can.
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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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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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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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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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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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Liverpool has always made me brave, choice-wise. It was never a city that criticised anyone for taking a chance.
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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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Savannah is amazing with the town squares and the hanging moss and the French Colonial houses. It's brutally romantic.
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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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Liverpool will always be my home.
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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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'Evil' is quite a blanket term. People aren't the demonic characters we would like them to be sometimes.
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All actors think every job will be their last.
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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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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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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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I'd really like to get on a Greyhound bus and go backpacking across America.
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I've moved into directing as well as acting, and it has taught me never to take casting personally.
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