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
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.
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.
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.
years giving next-year
I love getting stuff, and if I give a present to someone and don't get one back, you can bet your life they won't be getting one next year.
war order soldier
You look at any war zone and you talk to any soldiers and they have to blank out - in order for that to work for them, in order for them to survive they have to blank out something in themselves in order to do it.
america backpacking greyhounds
I'd really like to get on a Greyhound bus and go backpacking across America.
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.
thinking lazy bed
I think I’m quite a lazy person, actually. If I’m not careful, I could just stay in bed all day.
above decided discovered passionate time
When I discovered acting, I decided that's what I wanted to do above everything else. It was the first time I was passionate about anything.
gone
When I came to London as a young man, I was very excited by it and that's never gone away.
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.