I’m the youngest of four kids. There’s something in me that will always be the youngest child, will always look up to people when they don’t necessarily need it. – David Morrissey
When I told my parents I wanted to be an actor, it was like saying I wanted to be an astronaut. Not because it was highfalutin’ in any way – just because they didn’t know anybody in that field. They were anxious of a profession they knew nothing about. – David Morrissey
Nothing is my guiltiest pleasure. I love it. I love doing it. I love planning to do it, I love loafing and pottering and chilling and daydreaming. – David Morrissey
I’ve got a great family and a beautiful house. I feel very lucky as far as my lifestyle is concerned. I’m not really interested in fame and all its trappings. – David Morrissey
I love telling stories. I like the challenges presented to me on a daily basis. There’s nothing resting about acting. – David Morrissey
I think the corruption of power is very interesting, and I think the idea that power is something that… You know, when people want power, they’re a certain individual. When people acquire power by accident, they’re different again. – David Morrissey
I’m not a perfectionist at all. I find perfectionists boring because the real creative heart is in the mess somewhere. – David Morrissey
You want people to identify with the person on the screen or in the theater, but you don’t want them to identify with you as a person. – David Morrissey
Liverpool has always made me brave, choice-wise. It was never a city that criticised anyone for taking a chance. – David Morrissey
In all honesty, we all want our fantasy selves to be the best people. We all think in a time of crisis, we will react heroically and with humanity. – David Morrissey
I think I’m quite a lazy person, actually. If I’m not careful, I could just stay in bed all day. – David Morrissey
The great thing about coming from where I come from – Liverpool and my family – is that we’re very close. I have a great relationship with my siblings and their kids. – David Morrissey
The biggest difference between British TV and American TV is money. But what money doesn’t do on American TV, which I thought it would, is buy you time. You don’t get more time. You get more toys. – David Morrissey
I always try to put myself in the way of surprise as much as possible. My ambition is to keep challenging myself. I like that journey of discovery. – David Morrissey
The thing as an actor is you get a sense of what a show is like the minute you walk on the set. – David Morrissey
I couldn’t think of anything worse than going to a fancy dress party. So, if somebody invited me to one, I’d go as the Invisible Man and not turn up. – David Morrissey
I love getting stuff, and if I give a present to someone and don’t get one back, you can bet your life they won’t be getting one next year. – David Morrissey
I think when you don’t know where you stand with someone, they can surprise you in their goodness and their badness, and that makes them human. – David Morrissey
‘Evil’ is quite a blanket term. People aren’t the demonic characters we would like them to be sometimes. – David Morrissey
Savannah is amazing with the town squares and the hanging moss and the French Colonial houses. It’s brutally romantic. – David Morrissey
