Although I'm a very emotional man, I just can't have blind faith; I have to find out for myself.
From David Suchet
When I was 16, I made some little 35mm documentaries about the poor in London. I went round Notting Hill, which was a real slum in the 1950s, shooting film.
I've always been short and stocky. So when I got into repertory theatre after graduation, I found myself doing character roles: because of my deep voice, shape and height, I was playing 40-year-old, 50-year-old roles at the age of 23.
When I was 18 and not sure whether I wanted to be an actor, I realised that a playwright has no voice without an actor. That's my reason for acting: to get that character as right as possible for my writer. And I have never changed my philosophy.
I'm really into my photography and am trying to catch up with digital generation - I was used to the old 35mm cameras.
I love music, especially classical like Verdi; it's a great way to relax.
I think it's very dangerous, the idea of celebrity - you have to be constantly controversial to maintain the status of celebrity. Reality TV is the death of entertainment - it's just mindless TV but popular because of its voyeuristic nature, and people are very voyeuristic.
I don't really want people to see me. I'm not into stardom.
I became fascinated by the fact that people write to give away rather than write to be read. It's the difference between playwrights and novelists.
I'd love to be remembered as a character actor who brought illumination to roles in wonderful plays and who delivered performances that made people think and rethink those roles.
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