Zitat des Tages von Kevin Whately:
I only really like to watch things like 'Time Team.' I'd rather be out walking the dog. It's all reality TV, which, as an actor, I detest.
Mum had regular mental tests with her specialist, but because of her academic background, she became brilliant at manipulating them.
Walking is my main method of relaxation. I don't go over my lines or try to solve the world's problems, I just enjoy the scenery and the wildlife.
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.
When I came down south, I went to one of the early Wigan Challenge Cup victories at Wembley, and I was totally hooked from then.
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.
I'm very good at being out of work.
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.
I honestly don't think I sought fame. It wasn't something I courted or wanted, particularly.
I wanted to be a stage actor but I got stuck on television. It took a couple of years to get used to.
I'm not very relaxed; I always need to be doing something.
I've been going to Bamburgh for holidays since I was a child.
Being in Oxford can be a bit like being on holiday - there's plenty of time spent in the pub.
The more telly you do, the more it feels like a factory.
My family have been around Northumberland for five generations.
I know actors who court personal publicity because they believe no publicity is bad publicity.
I don't like two-dimensional characters who are obviously villains from the moment they walk on stage.
Before my mother's diagnosis with Alzheimer's, I had heard of the disease, but hadn't known anyone who had suffered from it.
I never have liked detective dramas. I try to watch all of them to see what's going on, but I don't like them.
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.
Let's just say I've never relied on my looks to make a living.