Stevie Wonder is extraordinary.
I had spent so many years on 'Law & Order: UK' being a downtrodden detective standing on Hammersmith Bridge at six o'clock in the morning, being rained and snowed on, and I thought, 'I'll have a bit of a change of direction in my career and go and do 'SunTrap' in Gran Canaria.'
That's what I think a journalist from the '70s and '80s should look like - as though he has led a full journalistic life.
Doing 'SunTrap' after 'The Chase' is dipping into something different. That's the whole basis of what I wanted to do with my career. I didn't want to do the same thing all the time.
There's no point doing a job where you're uncomfortable or doing something you dislike.
I thought Oasis were great.
I am very flattered that so many people loved 'Chasing Dreams.'
I am probably the oldest new artist Sony has ever signed.
I can't listen to rap music; it's not my thing. They say that they're the modern poets: of course they are, but it's not for me.
All I ever wanted to do was play football. I was never one for revising, and I only left school with three O Levels.
I said, 'If I don't play football for a living, I'm going to get into show business.'
I grew up listening to legends such as Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., and Tony Bennett.
It's a young man's game - standup comedy.
Every day I learn something new, and, you know, you go through life's experiences, and if you can bring every experience at some point somewhere in every drama or every story that you have to portray, you will come across an emotion or a feeling you have had some point in your life.
I've - to be honest with you, I've never had an acting lesson. But I've been at drama school for 50 years.
Every person I see has a story to tell.
Michael Kitchen is my favourite actor. We were at the same table at an awards once, and I was so thrilled, I had to go and sit next to him... he's mesmeric.
Normally, if I've got an audition, I'm punctual, I've learnt my lines, and I'll go looking smart.
The only time I scream is when I see the 5 A.M. start on the call sheet.
My heart is just being in this industry. I've been lucky enough to have been in films, plays, and on radio.
