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Whenever there was a pause on the 'Hercules' set, everybody whipped their Blackberries out of their skirts - 'Are you texting the King of Thrace to tell them we're on our way?'

Blackbeard is probably the most infamous pirate who ever lived. He's one of those characters for which most of your work is done before you start.

Ian McShane

People tweet before they think, and it becomes obsessive.

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As long as the cheques carry on coming in, and I'm enjoying my work, I shall continue acting.

Ian McShane

I'm a child of the Sixties.

Ian McShane

My dad was a football player - a soccer player - for Manchester United, and I loved playing football, but I also happened to be the guy in class who was pretty good at sight reading. My teacher gave me scripts, and I was very comfortable.

Ian McShane

The bad boys get all the best lines.

Ian McShane

What's great about acting is you can let all your wackiness hang out while you work.

Ian McShane

I don't think that acting is as youth-obsessed as the general culture. In acting, as you get older, you get better, and the parts you get improve, too. But that's only true for a man, not a woman.

Ian McShane

When you've done a show that's as successful as 'Lovejoy' was, it hangs around for a few years, and people know you from it. I escaped the shadow when I stopped 'Lovejoy' by not doing any television for four years.

Ian McShane

I think the reason 'Sexy Beast' was so good was it wasn't just another run-of-the-mill gangster film; it was a love story.

Ian McShane

I had a teacher at school who said, 'We are going to do a play next year, and you're in it.' He said, 'You should try out for the Royal Academy as an actor.' I did and got in. I was 17. My mum wasn't too happy, but it worked out OK.

Ian McShane

What you do is, you just do the gig, enjoy, get on with it, and treat the rest as horse doodle.

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I've never hankered for any role.

Ian McShane

I never wanted a life of having a nice house, driving around, settling down.

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I enjoy every role I do.

Ian McShane

I had a bit of a male menopause. It started at the age of 18 and continued until I was 45.

Ian McShane

Bosses will tell you they are looking for something different but they're not, actually.

Ian McShane

I don't do social media.

Ian McShane

I mean, I'm an actor. I do what comes along.

Ian McShane

Whenever there was a pause on the 'Hercules' set, everybody whipped their Blackberries out of their skirts - 'Are you texting the King of Thrace to tell them we're on our way?'

Ian McShane

I'm from the disco era where everybody thought they were John Travolta... What song is going to get me on the dance floor? Anything from 'Saturday Night Fever,' and you're up there like a demon.

Ian McShane