But as an actor, you spend the majority of your life being rejected. — Douglas Henshall Actor Copy Share Image
I always feel I'd like to just play people who are a bit less complicated. — Douglas Henshall Copy Share Image
It's been great being on location in Shetland and out in the fresh air. — Douglas Henshall Copy Share Image
One of the first jobs I did out of drama school was a panto at the Magnum. — Douglas Henshall Actor Copy Share Image
In some respects, I was almost a country boy. I ran around in streams and rivers and all that sort of thing. — Douglas Henshall Copy Share Image
One of my pet hates is people re-Tweeting praise, I loathe it more than anything else in the world. — Douglas Henshall Copy Share Image
I'm sure there are people who associate Iona with what they want it to be but for me it's just a nice… — Douglas Henshall Copy Share Image
The Scandis blew the crime genre out of the water and the Americans have been doing interesting things with it for years. — Douglas Henshall Americans Copy Share Image
I wanted the world when I was 20, and when I took stock at 40 I realised I hadn't come anywhere close… — Douglas Henshall Copy Share Image
We have a rich cultural tapestry in Scotland, it's not that there's a lack of stories. — Douglas Henshall Copy Share Image
When I was growing up in the 1970s, my dad wouldn't take me to Ibrox or Parkhead because of all the sectarianism. — Douglas Henshall Copy Share Image
I read Ann Cleeves's books and think the way she paints Shetland is very interesting. — Douglas Henshall Artist Copy Share Image
It's one of those weird things you start doing: you get to have on-screen teenage children and play policemen. That's what happens… — Douglas Henshall Children Copy Share Image
I could never call myself a Chelsea fan. I'm a St Mirren supporter. But after about 35 years of watching St Mirren,… — Douglas Henshall Football Copy Share Image
Ninety percent of the time when you see rape on the television it is gratuitous and there to either bolster viewing figures… — Douglas Henshall Copy Share Image
No, my ma died nearly 20 years ago. I still miss her, and I still think about her a lot but the… — Douglas Henshall Memories Copy Share Image
What the Americans have done is refuse to back down. They've refused to make the cheapest, lowest common denominator forms of entertainment… — Douglas Henshall Americans Copy Share Image
God, when I was about nine or ten years old, my whole summers were spent playing tennis. I was there from when… — Douglas Henshall God Copy Share Image
When you've got an audience, there's a silence in there that you don't find anywhere else. And it's really powerful. People are… — Douglas Henshall Audience Copy Share Image
With 'Shallow Grave' people realised that you could set a film in Scotland and it didn't have to be about leaky boats… — Douglas Henshall Film Copy Share Image
Flying to Fair Isle from Lerwick is an experience I'll never forget. — Douglas Henshall Experience Copy Share Image
When I was a child growing up in Glasgow my parents did Christmas incredibly well. They were as excited about it as… — Douglas Henshall Children Copy Share Image
The Catholic Church is wealthier than Coca-Cola, but takes from some of the poorest people in the world. — Douglas Henshall Catholic Copy Share Image
I don't think I am someone who sits on someone else's coat tails while others do worthwhile work. — Douglas Henshall Copy Share Image
Normally, I bolt at the idea of playing anyone for too long because I don't want it to become dull and like… — Douglas Henshall Copy Share Image
I entertain people. I think that's pretty good. That's what I contribute to society. I'm proud of what I do. — Douglas Henshall Copy Share Image
After my marriage ended - a hundred years ago - I had a few memorable Christmases on my own: what doesn't kill… — Douglas Henshall Copy Share Image
When you're young, there are always going to be one or two people who take a shine to you or get you… — Douglas Henshall God Copy Share Image
David Hayman gave me my Equity card and my first job out of drama school - the first person I really looked… — Douglas Henshall Actor Copy Share Image
Nobody aspired to be an actor where I came from and I didn't think I would get in anywhere. — Douglas Henshall Actor Copy Share Image
I always think that your first test of loyalty as a young lad is your football team. — Douglas Henshall Football Copy Share Image
It must be terribly odd if you spend most of your time on somewhere like Shetland and come to a big city. — Douglas Henshall Copy Share Image
I suppose if the script and storyline is good, you've got to take what you're given, really. — Douglas Henshall Copy Share Image
Every job I still think 'I wonder if this is the one they're going to sack me for'. — Douglas Henshall Copy Share Image
Do you know, I didn't play a policeman up until I was 40, and then suddenly that's what I have been asked… — Douglas Henshall Copy Share Image
Where I was brought up, if you were walking down the street and you looked at someone and they looked at you,… — Douglas Henshall Copy Share Image
