Actor Quotes by Derek Jacobi

Actors, I don't think, ever really grow up. I'm hoping that that rejuvenating process applies to me, too. It has so far. I've been…

— Derek Jacobi

It was doing very well; it was doing particularly well outside of England. It was a very big seller for Carlton Television. But it…

— Derek Jacobi

“If you want to be an actor, don’t. If you need to be an actor, do.”

— Derek Jacobi

You have to pretend to live in those clothes that they lived in, to live within the climate that they had then. You have…

— Derek Jacobi

My first course came and I put down my book, and I just happened to put up my hand to scratch my head and…

— Derek Jacobi

I truly don't know why it was ended, though. It was suddenly decided that that would be it. They never said particularly why, because…

— Derek Jacobi

He was living in an age much more dangerous, more painful, much more on the edge than our own particular age.

— Derek Jacobi

Every person who is offered a knighthood has the opportunity to say yes or no. You get a letter from the Prime Minister saying…

— Derek Jacobi

I've been a professional actor now for 38 years. A long time. And it's wonderful to earn your living doing something that you love.…

— Derek Jacobi

I had to think long and hard about what it would imply, what it would mean. Would it mean any alterations of one's lifestyle?…

— Derek Jacobi

Ellis Peters's historical detail is very accurate and very minute, and therefore is not only interesting to read but good for an actor to…

— Derek Jacobi

I think my parents were happy that I'd gone to university and gotten a degree in history so they thought, 'Well if acting doesn't…

— Derek Jacobi

They were totally supportive, always saw everything I did. One of the thrills of my life was when they went to the theater to…

— Derek Jacobi

I thought it was getting better and better, because the production values were increasing each time we did it.

— Derek Jacobi

I would like to be as fit as I've always been. I've been blessed with good health, I've been blessed with stamina. Particularly for…

— Derek Jacobi