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.

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.

It is now clear that faith is a singular pledge of paternal love, treasured up for the sons whom he has adopted.

That's a very real feeling - that I don't have a story to tell. I'm not a pure storyteller. I have a tough time with story.

Shipping magnate of the 20th century If women didn't exist, all the money in the world would have no meaning.

I make little distinction between those who commit evil and those who stand by and do nothing.

Nothing can prevent your picture from coming into concrete form except the power which gave it birth-yourself.

Your mental attitude is your motivation and your inspiration.

Right, sure. Because there's no girls in politics! I have no interest. Voting? What? I forgot my apron. I think I ought to be in the kitchen right now, actually. My rolling pin-

Men who are in earnest are not afraid of consequences.

Your beliefs about reality become your beliefs about yourself.

If you're thinking something good about your players, say it; don't save it for later.