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> [It's something I have always tried to do in my career - play outside the box.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-mays/it-s-something-i-have-always-tried-to-do-in-my-career-play-outside/)

[Daniel Mays](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-mays/)

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## More by Daniel Mays

> [I'm a very placid human being. I don't want to kill anyone. I guess I have played a lot of bad people in my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-mays/i-m-a-very-placid-human-being-i-don-t-want-to-kill-anyone-i-guess-i/)

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> [I certainly always do draw upon stuff in my life. You do that instinctively as an actor.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-mays/i-certainly-always-do-draw-upon-stuff-in-my-life-you-do-that/)

[Daniel Mays](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-mays/)

> [I'd describe 'Born to Kill' as a 'study in psychopathy', it's very much in the heads of our main protagonist, Sam, a young boy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-mays/i-d-describe-born-to-kill-as-a-study-in-psychopathy-it-s-very-much-in/)

[Daniel Mays](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-mays/)

> [White Lines' is without a doubt one of the best, most imaginative, brilliantly bonkers scripts I've ever had a chance to work on.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-mays/white-lines-is-without-a-doubt-one-of-the-best-most-imaginative/)

[Daniel Mays](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-mays/)

> [Yeah, it's every parent's worst nightmare, to lose connection with your children, to not fully engage with them or have an understanding of what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-mays/yeah-it-s-every-parent-s-worst-nightmare-to-lose-connection-with-your/)

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> [When I was 13, I was a member of a women's over-40s tap class.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-mays/when-i-was-13-i-was-a-member-of-a-women-s-over-40s-tap-class/)

[Daniel Mays](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-mays/)

> [It's something I have always tried to do in my career - play outside the box.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-mays/it-s-something-i-have-always-tried-to-do-in-my-career-play-outside/)

[Daniel Mays](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-mays/)

> [I listen to music to try and focus or concentrate on emotional characters, which is quite common among actors. It might seem cheesy, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-mays/i-listen-to-music-to-try-and-focus-or-concentrate-on-emotional/)

[Daniel Mays](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-mays/)

> [I had gone from job to job up in London before 'Fisherman's Friends'.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-mays/i-had-gone-from-job-to-job-up-in-london-before-fisherman-s-friends/)

[Daniel Mays](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-mays/)

> [My son and I discovered Parkland Walk with the Beavers, a gem of a trail from Highgate to Finsbury Park in north London.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-mays/my-son-and-i-discovered-parkland-walk-with-the-beavers-a-gem-of-a/)

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> [To a degree... you wanna make your way in the industry, so you kind of get what you're given at first.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-mays/to-a-degree-you-wanna-make-your-way-in-the-industry-so-you-kind-of/)

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> [I eat porridge all week, but Sundays are for something more exciting. I make a mean fry-up - to be honest that's pretty much…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-mays/i-eat-porridge-all-week-but-sundays-are-for-something-more-exciting-i/)

[Daniel Mays](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-mays/)

> [Kids have got such active imaginations and they're scared of so many different things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-mays/kids-have-got-such-active-imaginations-and-they-re-scared-of-so-many/)

[Daniel Mays](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-mays/)

> [At drama school I learned the Stanislavski technique, which uses sentimental memories and bits of your past to put real emotion into the scene.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-mays/at-drama-school-i-learned-the-stanislavski-technique-which-uses/)

[Daniel Mays](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-mays/)

> [You see kids leave drama school who are drop-dead gorgeous and they just go stratospheric instant'aneously.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-mays/you-see-kids-leave-drama-school-who-are-drop-dead-gorgeous-and-they/)

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