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> [It was never physically dangerous except when I nearly fell off a horse, but it was physically arduous - especially when you were working late at night.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/derek-jacobi/it-was-never-physically-dangerous-except-when-i-nearly-fell-off-a/)

[Derek Jacobi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/derek-jacobi/)

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## More 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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/derek-jacobi/actors-i-don-t-think-ever-really-grow-up-i-m-hoping-that-that/)

[Derek Jacobi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/derek-jacobi/it-was-doing-very-well-it-was-doing-particularly-well-outside-of/)

[Derek Jacobi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/derek-jacobi/)

> [“If you want to be an actor, don’t. If you need to be an actor, do.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/derek-jacobi/if-you-want-to-be-an-actor-don-t-if-you-need-to-be-an-actor-do/)

[Derek Jacobi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/derek-jacobi/you-have-to-pretend-to-live-in-those-clothes-that-they-lived-in-to/)

[Derek Jacobi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/derek-jacobi/my-first-course-came-and-i-put-down-my-book-and-i-just-happened-to/)

[Derek Jacobi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/derek-jacobi/i-truly-don-t-know-why-it-was-ended-though-it-was-suddenly-decided/)

[Derek Jacobi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/derek-jacobi/)

> [He was living in an age much more dangerous, more painful, much more on the edge than our own particular age.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/derek-jacobi/he-was-living-in-an-age-much-more-dangerous-more-painful-much-more-on/)

[Derek Jacobi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/derek-jacobi/every-person-who-is-offered-a-knighthood-has-the-opportunity-to-say/)

[Derek Jacobi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/derek-jacobi/i-ve-been-a-professional-actor-now-for-38-years-a-long-time-and-it-s/)

[Derek Jacobi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/derek-jacobi/i-had-to-think-long-and-hard-about-what-it-would-imply-what-it-would/)

[Derek Jacobi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/derek-jacobi/ellis-peters-s-historical-detail-is-very-accurate-and-very-minute-and/)

[Derek Jacobi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/derek-jacobi/i-think-my-parents-were-happy-that-i-d-gone-to-university-and-gotten/)

[Derek Jacobi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/derek-jacobi/they-were-totally-supportive-always-saw-everything-i-did-one-of-the/)

[Derek Jacobi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/derek-jacobi/)

> [I thought it was getting better and better, because the production values were increasing each time we did it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/derek-jacobi/i-thought-it-was-getting-better-and-better-because-the-production/)

[Derek Jacobi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/derek-jacobi/i-would-like-to-be-as-fit-as-i-ve-always-been-i-ve-been-blessed-with/)

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