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

With your own children, you love them immediately - and with grandchildren, it's exactly the same.

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

I'm very good at being out of work.

With all the lines I have to learn for TV scripts, I don't think I have any problems with forgetfulness - that's brain exercise enough for me.

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

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.

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.

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've been going to Bamburgh for holidays since I was a child.

My family have been around Northumberland for five generations.

I took one of my hands in the other, tried to imagine what it would feel like if it was another person's hand holding mine. There have been times where I felt that I might die of loneliness.

... civilization—a word that simply means "living in cities..."Excerpt From: Standage, Tom. “A History of the World In 6 Glasses.

Great moment, unforgettable memory.

I have always been attracted to the cottage industry side of this business.

It's because you alienate half the room talking about sports. Half the crowd will be against you no matter what you say.

So let us begin anew - remembering on both sides that civility is not a sign of weakness, and sincerity is always subject to proof

Because our goals are not lofty but illusory, our problems are not difficult, but nonsensical.

Your brand is the single most important investment you can make in your business

And I would never accept a film because of the money. I have enough money.

The lack of alternatives to an illegal action does not legitimise that action.