About Quote by John Thaw

“Words are useful, sir. That's from the communicating point of view. They come into their own then. When you think about it, even Morse…

— Bill James

“POLICEMAN. Good luck. (She finds it easiest just to nod in reply) I wish I was a Prince.”

— J.M. Barrie

Parts like Morse don't grow on trees. He's a great character.

— John Thaw

You can't say to someone with a brain like Morse, This is the way you do it, regardless of the circumstances; this is the…

— John Thaw

I think sadly that Morse thinks that he can exist on his own and he only realises at the end that he can't and…

— John Thaw

I always thought if I wasn't an actor, I might make quite a good detective - mainly because I'm nosey.

— Tamzin Outhwaite

“An accident is only a puzzle piece that hasn’t yet found its place in the picture. A good detective collects all ‘accidents,’ no matter…

— Douglas Preston

I feel like I'm a real good detective. I feel like I know who's got my best interest at heart and who doesn't, and…

— Lainey Wilson

“Halvorsen remembered Harry had once said that what separates a good detective from a mediocre one is the ability to forget. A good detective…

— Jo Nesbø

“I like a good detective story," he said. "But, you know, they begin in the wrong place! They begin with the murder. But the murder is the end. The  story begins long before that—years before sometimes with all the causes and events that bring certain people to a certain place at a certain time on a certain day.”

— Agatha Christie

“Firstly,” Jackaby said with a sigh, “a ‘proper detective’ is about the last thing a good detective wants to look like, most of the…

— William Ritter

A really good detective never gets married.

— Raymond Chandler