I was very shy and had low self-esteem; the only way to stop yourself getting beaten up was to turn your hand to being an idiot. At the beginning, it was survival, and after that, it became second nature. — David Jason Copy Share Image
I hadn't been to drama school. I hadn't been to university and acted there. I had no qualifications behind me. — David Jason Copy Share Image
I don't think I would ever have taken on professional acting roles if I hadn't had the ability to fly. I had quite low… — David Jason Copy Share Image
My mum, Olwen, was a bright and talkative woman who loved a gossip and a story and was given slightly to malapropisms. And she… — David Jason Copy Share Image
I'm a qualified Professional Association of Diving Instructors Divemaster. — David Jason Copy Share Image
My father used to say, 'What the hell are you listening to? Put that bloody rubbish off.' And it was The Beatles. — David Jason Copy Share Image
I enjoy life so much I don't want it to end, and dying does worry me. If you've got faith, you believe that you're… — David Jason Copy Share Image
It has taken a lot of persuasion for me to take part in an official documentary about 'Only Fools and Horses.' But, as time… — David Jason Copy Share Image
Don't get me started on BBC salaries. We were never the big league. Situation comedy has always been the poor relation in the television… — David Jason Copy Share Image
In 1977, while I was performing in a play in Cardiff, a friend introduced me to a striking redhead called Myfanwy Talog, famed for… — David Jason Copy Share Image
I'm a twin, but only I emerged live from the womb. The fact that I was originally one half of a duo gave rise… — David Jason Copy Share Image
