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I honestly don't think I sought fame. It wasn't something I courted or wanted, particularly.
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When I get some time off, I like to go back to my roots in the North East. My family have been around Northumberland for five generations.
Kevin Whately
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Let's just say I've never relied on my looks to make a living.
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You just suddenly think that there's something quite childish about acting. Basically, it's pretending, isn't it? It's good fun and I enjoy it, but it's a funny way of making a living, particularly when you make a very good wage, as I've been fortunate enough to do.
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I'm not very relaxed; I always need to be doing something.
Kevin Whately -
Oxford has a slightly mythical rep, particularly for people who haven't been there.
Kevin Whately -
Put me on telly, and I think I have a relaxation on camera that makes an audience relax, too. It's not a conscious thing. Cameras don't bother me, whereas other people try to perform to them.
Kevin Whately -
I am lucky in that I have never been depressed in my life, but this is the one thing which has really affected me: the loss of my mother as I knew her.
Kevin Whately
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I'm fascinated by politicians, because I suspect the huge majority of them go into it full of ideas and for the best possible reasons but end up being hijacked.
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With all the lines I have to learn for TV scripts, I don't think I have any problems with forgetfulness - that's brain exercise enough for me.
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I wish people would take more care of the countryside.
Kevin Whately -
Mum had regular mental tests with her specialist, but because of her academic background, she became brilliant at manipulating them.
Kevin Whately -
In TV, you just have to decide the night before exactly how you're going to say it and stick with that. You can't kick it around; you haven't got time.
Kevin Whately -
McQueen is an astonishing film maker. He uses really unusual shots and builds incredible dramatic tension.
Kevin Whately
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From the time you are a tiny baby, a parent's love is usually unconditional. Whatever you do, your parents think you are the tops, but when their memory goes, you stop recouping the love you've put in.
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You get pigeonholed. Some people are film stars, and some are theatre stars who do one-off telly. Somehow, I get into long-running series.
Kevin Whately -
You can't converse with Alzheimer's sufferers in the way you do with others; the dialogue tends to go round in circles.
Kevin Whately -
I love taking the boat to the Farne Islands, a few miles offshore. It has a National Trust bird sanctuary with seals and every sort of seabird you can imagine.
Kevin Whately -
I know actors who court personal publicity because they believe no publicity is bad publicity.
Kevin Whately -
My family have been around Northumberland for five generations.
Kevin Whately
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I wanted to be a stage actor but I got stuck on television. It took a couple of years to get used to.
Kevin Whately -
Oxford is a funny place, as it is a mixture of town and gown. You have the students at the main university and at Oxford Brookes, but there is also a big working-class community.
Kevin Whately -
People are very appreciative, and I'm always thrilled at how long the 'Morse' films have lasted. They seem to have an afterlife that goes on and on for decades, which is touching.
Kevin Whately -
I'm the captain of the Variety Club over in England, and so I'm playing golf for them once a week but doing odd bits.
Kevin Whately