You have to get through the Hamlet hoop as a young actor. Your classical qualifications are based on the quality of your Hamlet. And then, as an older actor, you have to get through the Lear hoop. And I'm approaching… — Derek Jacobi Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
He was living in an age much more dangerous, more painful, much more on the edge than our own particular age. — Derek Jacobi Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
