I had gone from job to job up in London before 'Fisherman's Friends'. — Daniel Mays Before Copy Share Image
I like to be in character a good few hours before I arrive for filming. — Daniel Mays Before Copy Share Image
I always liked 'Doctor Who' but I wasn't a crazed fan when I was a kid. — Daniel Mays Always Copy Share Image
I certainly always do draw upon stuff in my life. You do that instinctively as an actor. — Daniel Mays Actor Copy Share Image
I couldn't believe how big Ben Affleck's trailer was. It was like a spaceship - I remember thinking, I'd live in that. — Daniel Mays Believe Copy Share Image
It's something I have always tried to do in my career - play outside the box. — Daniel Mays Always Copy Share Image
My older brother's a cricket groundsman, my other brother's a salesman, and my younger brother's a trader in the City. — Daniel Mays Brother Copy Share Image
My son and I discovered Parkland Walk with the Beavers, a gem of a trail from Highgate to Finsbury Park in north… — Daniel Mays London Copy Share Image
You see kids leave drama school who are drop-dead gorgeous and they just go stratospheric instant'aneously. — Daniel Mays Drama Copy Share Image
At drama school I learned the Stanislavski technique, which uses sentimental memories and bits of your past to put real emotion into… — Daniel Mays Actor Copy Share Image
Everyone's got that dream of Ibiza, you've either been or you want to go, because it's kind of got this mystical quality… — Daniel Mays Dream Copy Share Image
I listen to music to try and focus or concentrate on emotional characters, which is quite common among actors. It might seem… — Daniel Mays Character Copy Share Image
Yeah, it's every parent's worst nightmare, to lose connection with your children, to not fully engage with them or have an understanding… — Daniel Mays Children Copy Share Image
I'd describe 'Born to Kill' as a 'study in psychopathy', it's very much in the heads of our main protagonist, Sam, a… — Daniel Mays Born Copy Share Image
I worked on 'Line of Duty' with Vicky McClure after she'd just finished the last series of 'This Is EnglandI think the… — Daniel Mays Duty Copy Share Image
Ever since the commercial smash that was 'The Full Monty', we've always made films about underdogs. It's something that embodies Britishness and… — Daniel Mays Always Copy Share Image
I'm a very placid human being. I don't want to kill anyone. I guess I have played a lot of bad people… — Daniel Mays Bad Copy Share Image
I try to mix the characters up and not be second guessed by the audience. — Daniel Mays Audience Copy Share Image
To a degree... you wanna make your way in the industry, so you kind of get what you're given at first. — Daniel Mays Industry Copy Share Image
I come from Essex, Buckhurst Hill, where Jade Goody was buried. My hometown will forever be known for that. — Daniel Mays Come Copy Share Image
Kids have got such active imaginations and they're scared of so many different things. — Daniel Mays Active Copy Share Image
I eat porridge all week, but Sundays are for something more exciting. I make a mean fry-up - to be honest that's… — Daniel Mays Food Copy Share Image
White Lines' is without a doubt one of the best, most imaginative, brilliantly bonkers scripts I've ever had a chance to work… — Daniel Mays Best Copy Share Image
Everyone's life is extraordinary if you look at it closely enough. — Daniel Mays Closely Copy Share Image
I think the great thing about 'Ashes To Ashes' is that it is very much its own show. — Daniel Mays Ashes Copy Share Image
A lot of the work I've done has been about being very raw and open with your emotions. — Daniel Mays Being Copy Share Image
I guess I'm always drawn to the underbelly of someone, really, as opposed to how heroic they are. I don't judge those… — Daniel Mays Always Copy Share Image
I'm just drawn to something that has a good story. 'Outcasts' didn't do so well, but I really admired the premise behind… — Daniel Mays Good Copy Share Image
I've never been burgled. I don't quite know what I would do if it was the dead of night and there was… — Daniel Mays Dead Copy Share Image
Before filming I'll be constantly thinking about my role at the back of my mind and slowly build up the intensity until… — Daniel Mays Back Copy Share Image
I went to stage school, I went to Rada, I've been in this London bubble for as long as I can remember,… — Daniel Mays Different walks of life Copy Share Image
But the calibre of actors that they attract to come and do the guest leads on 'Doctor Who' is fantastic. You weigh… — Daniel Mays Alone Copy Share Image
