Derek Jacobi Quotes

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• I shall miss all the people in it and the great fun we had doing it. I enjoyed playing the character very much. It was… All
• He was living in an age much more dangerous, more painful, much more on the edge than our own particular age. Age
• You have to pretend to live in those clothes that they lived in, to live within the climate that they had then. You have to… Actor
• What was so good about it was that the set that they originally built stayed there, and weathered over the five years. It got five… Added
• It was never physically dangerous except when I nearly fell off a horse, but it was physically arduous - especially when you were working late… Arduous
• One of the last episodes was all about a flood. We were working in the rain till all hours, and it was muddy and it… All
• Originally they wanted it to be bigger, but I pleaded and pleaded and pleaded to have the smallest tonsure that they could get away with.… Bigger
• My first course came and I put down my book, and I just happened to put up my hand to scratch my head and discovered… Backwards
• It was doing very well; it was doing particularly well outside of England. It was a very big seller for Carlton Television. But it was… Big
• I thought it was getting better and better, because the production values were increasing each time we did it. Better
• 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 acquire… Accurate
• He was somebody who made me think, I suppose, about the contemplative life. I've always been a city fellow, but I've often had vague thoughts… Been
• I don't think he's permanently affected me except in the sense that I miss him. I miss being him. Or trying to be him. He… Affected
• 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 they… Cut
• I'd gone into that restaurant and sat down and the waitress had taken my order and everybody else had seen me with this what must… Animal
• Knowing that we were doing good work and the stories were good. They were original and charming. They weren't particularly violent or sexy or any… Any
• They were totally supportive, always saw everything I did. One of the thrills of my life was when they went to the theater to see… Always Saw

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