My desperation to be on the stage and perform was like a vocation, a religious calling. David Jason Read Quote
We have more and more rules coming out of Europe telling us what to do, and I think people are getting a bit fed up with it. This was supposed to be a common market. I don’t remember them ever saying we would be governed by Brussels and become a satellite of Europe. David Jason Read Quote
While scuba diving off the British Virgin Islands about 25 years ago, our boat’s anchor got stuck. I dived down to release it, but I got separated from the boat and was stranded as it sped away. I had to swim for an hour to the nearest island with all my scuba kit on before I was rescued. David Jason Read Quote
The Christmas of 1965 was a Yuletide with a difference at my parents’ tiny terrace house in North London: it was the first time my family had been able to see me on television. David Jason Read Quote
We get the impression through film and TV that Americans are violent gangsters with guns or upper-middle-class people in romcoms. I really liked the people. They were really warm. They could have been Brits. I mean that in the nicest possible way. David Jason Read Quote
I deliberately decided not to go on Twitter. I’ve read about how much stress it can cause. I don’t think it’s healthy. David Jason Read Quote
When you had just three and then four channels, I could always find something that was watchable because the standard of TV was much higher. In those days, they had so much more money to put into so many less programmes. David Jason Read Quote
I’m an actor, and so of course I want to see TV companies making good dramas. I want that to be a priority. David Jason Read Quote
