David Morrissey
David Morrissey
David Mark Morrisseyis an English actor, director, producer and screenwriter. At the age of 18, he was cast in the television series One Summer. After making One Summer, Morrissey attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, then acted with the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre for four years...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth21 June 1964
CityLiverpool, England
people want theater
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.
panic projects starting
I'm no good at down-time. I panic slightly and then plan a project or set up a meeting about starting a project.
real heart creative
I'm not a perfectionist at all. I find perfectionists boring because the real creative heart is in the mess somewhere.
planning chill daydreaming
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.
cherish should
We have one life and we should cherish it and make it the best we can.
honesty thinking self
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.
character evil people
Evil' is quite a blanket term. People aren't the demonic characters we would like them to be sometimes.
party men thinking
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.
thinking ideas interesting
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, theyre a certain individual. When people acquire power by accident, theyre different again.
ambition journey discovery
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.
squares house savannah
Savannah is amazing with the town squares and the hanging moss and the French Colonial houses. It's brutally romantic.
wise cities brave
Liverpool has always made me brave, choice-wise. It was never a city that criticised anyone for taking a chance.
home liverpool
Liverpool will always be my home.