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> [I didn't have the money to put myself through drama school, so I thought - naively - that if I wrote a play and put it on at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, agents would see me and that would be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-jackson/i-didn-t-have-the-money-to-put-myself-through-drama-school-so-i/)

[Neil Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-jackson/)

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## More by Neil Jackson

> [People abusing their power makes me see red.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-jackson/people-abusing-their-power-makes-me-see-red/)

[Neil Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-jackson/)

> [As an artist, you want to make good stories and create good art; as a businessman, you want to make money and make sure…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-jackson/as-an-artist-you-want-to-make-good-stories-and-create-good-art-as-a/)

[Neil Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-jackson/)

> [I think people are always going to be fascinated about the haves and have nots - about the divide between the servants and the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-jackson/i-think-people-are-always-going-to-be-fascinated-about-the-haves-and/)

[Neil Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-jackson/)

> [I get inspired with passion, I think. I get inspired by people who are just passionate, and it doesn't matter what they do or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-jackson/i-get-inspired-with-passion-i-think-i-get-inspired-by-people-who-are/)

[Neil Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-jackson/)

> [For my 23rd birthday, I received a nylon string guitar. I told myself that if I could play Eric Clapton's 'Tears In Heaven,' then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-jackson/for-my-23rd-birthday-i-received-a-nylon-string-guitar-i-told-myself/)

[Neil Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-jackson/)

> [I get inspired with passion, I think. I get inspired by people who are just passionate, and it doesn't matter what they do or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-jackson/i-get-inspired-with-passion-i-think-i-get-inspired-by-people-who-are-2/)

[Neil Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-jackson/)

> [I do yoga and weights, mainly. I still box. I box once a week, but I don't get punched in the face anymore. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-jackson/i-do-yoga-and-weights-mainly-i-still-box-i-box-once-a-week-but-i-don/)

[Neil Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-jackson/)

> [Fitness has always been a big part of my life, so I train twice a day, every day, as I always have done, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-jackson/fitness-has-always-been-a-big-part-of-my-life-so-i-train-twice-a-day/)

[Neil Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-jackson/)

> [When I was a young kid, the best stuff on television was always the BBC period dramas - it was what we sat down…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-jackson/when-i-was-a-young-kid-the-best-stuff-on-television-was-always-the/)

[Neil Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-jackson/)

> [When I was eight, my mum found me humming to myself and scribbling on a scrap of paper. When she asked me what I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-jackson/when-i-was-eight-my-mum-found-me-humming-to-myself-and-scribbling-on/)

[Neil Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-jackson/)

> [Being an actor, you can get spoilt a little bit: car services come and pick you up, you get put up in nice hotels,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-jackson/being-an-actor-you-can-get-spoilt-a-little-bit-car-services-come-and/)

[Neil Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-jackson/)

> [I love stories - devising them, writing them, reading them, watching them, being a part of them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-jackson/i-love-stories-devising-them-writing-them-reading-them-watching-them/)

[Neil Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-jackson/)

> [It's funny - when I first started as an actor, obviously there were long periods of being idle and all you want to do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-jackson/it-s-funny-when-i-first-started-as-an-actor-obviously-there-were-long/)

[Neil Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-jackson/)

> [We live in such a consumer-based world. Everything we do, someone else has provided for us, so there is something really empowering about knowing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-jackson/we-live-in-such-a-consumer-based-world-everything-we-do-someone-else/)

[Neil Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-jackson/)

> [I'd like to be an inventor, as they look at the world in a different way and find solutions for making it better.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-jackson/i-d-like-to-be-an-inventor-as-they-look-at-the-world-in-a-different/)

[Neil Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-jackson/)

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