I came to theatre as a teenager by going to the National Theatre when it was at the Old Vic and sitting… — Roger Allam Bus Copy Share Image
I live near a beautiful park, and when I walk around it, the beauty of it can take your breath away. It… — Roger Allam Beautiful Copy Share Image
I had a serious and rather drunken research session with the great Charles MacLean, who took me through the history of whisky… — Roger Allam Great Copy Share Image
I listened to a clip someone had put up of me singing 'I Am What I Am' in the musical 'La Cage… — Roger Allam Cool Copy Share Image
'The Judas Kiss' was really wonderful. I loved that it concentrated on just two events in Wilde's life, and Rupert Everett was… — Roger Allam Events Copy Share Image
When the National Theatre was built, it was a public building. If you wander round that building now, there are bits hived… — Roger Allam Building Copy Share Image
With those long American TV contracts you think, 'yes, at the end of that I'd be rich.' But at the same time… — Roger Allam American Copy Share Image
At school I was a disaster academically but being involved in drama helped me to find another pathway into things. — Roger Allam Being Copy Share Image
I began getting these terrible headaches and I thought 'Oh great, death.' But it was just tension and tiredness. — Roger Allam Death Copy Share Image
Many years ago, I was found in compromising circumstances in a dressing room by a security man. The other person was hiding. — Roger Allam Cybersecurity Copy Share Image
People are just repeating mantras like, 'get Brexit done,' 'strong and stable,' 'dither and delay'. There must be a way of satirizing… — Roger Allam Brexit Copy Share Image
What I loved about Edinburgh was being able to walk to work through a beautiful place. — Roger Allam Beautiful Copy Share Image
As so many people seem to have done, I kind of fell in love with Willy Brandt. — Roger Allam Done Copy Share Image
I remember as a student going to Covent Garden, where they took out the stall seats and you hunkered down on the… — Roger Allam Covent garden Copy Share Image
It's important to take risks and challenge yourself. That's why I went into acting, really. — Roger Allam Acting Copy Share Image
My parents both came from working-class backgrounds, my father particularly. He came from a very poor family, 12 of them lived in… — Roger Allam Family Copy Share Image
In the early 1970s, I took singing lessons with John Hargreaves, a leading singer with English National Opera, when I was home… — Roger Allam Early Copy Share Image
The main thing about the Globe is there's 700 people all standing right in front of you. — Roger Allam About Copy Share Image
I like the fact that in the theatre nothing is ever finished because you're going to do it all over again tomorrow,… — Roger Allam Again Copy Share Image
