You can't say to someone with a brain like Morse, This is the way you do it, regardless of the circumstances; this is the way it is done.

I'm an introspective person. I'm not an extrovert.

I was involved in school plays, but when I left school I did a couple of odd jobs as a baker's apprentice and then as a fruit market porter in Manchester

Watch the mouth, it reveals what the eyes try to hide.

Parts like Morse don't grow on trees. He's a great character.

There is no more final end than death

I'm not an instinctive actor.

Your treasure chest is your mind

Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must like men undergo the fatigue of supporting it.

When she stopped conforming to the conventional picture of femininity she finally began to enjoy being a woman.

The impact on the broader economy and financial markets of the problems in the subprime markets seems likely to be contained.

I don't like Bush. I don't trust him. I don't like his record. He's stupid. He's lazy.

When something awful happens, sometimes people get stuck.

I enjoy trying to develop a car and Mercedes are one of the biggest car manufacturers in the world.

Kindness that allows barriers to one's relationship with God to spring up is self-destructive.

Let us build our lives of faith on the rock who is Christ.

The only [working] ritual is making tea. I use the loose leaves and drink it by the gallon.