Andrew Lincoln

“I've always wanted to work in America because of those brilliant east-coast political movies of the '70s and '80s - great scripts, wonderful performances, gritty urban parable.”

“I always want to go to the movies and watch something and be moved by something or feel things.”

“I love science and that time in history when science and the humanities were the same thing.”

“Guilt is never very far from Rick Grimes' shoulder. It comes with the package. He's a man who takes his responsibilities very heavily, not lightly.”

“Just to have the opportunity to play an American in America is a dream come true for me.”

“When you are an actor every day kind of morphs into one as there is no set structure to my job.”

“Changing diapers is one of the most leveling things that has ever happened to me.”

“That's what I always hoped for when I became an actor - that you would do something that people can escape to, find identification with and excitement in and be able to talk about it in bars, restaurants, and workplaces.”

“I'm like a magpie. I use lots of different things to build a character.”

“If you love a character that gets killed, it's agony.”

“I'm not going to pretend I'm some saint, because I'm not.”

“I like to think that I've got determination, and I'm fiercely protective of the people I love.”

“There's a whole generation in England who think I'm American, thanks to 'The Walking Dead.' It's an interesting phenomenon of being an actor longer than 25 years because you can tell what people know you from.”

“I just do my day job and go home and plant trees.”

“When I see a friend play Hamlet or see an inspirational performance, I absolutely get excited by the idea of changing things up.”

“I don't feel that fear is a good incentive on a film set.”

“I don't really have any regrets because if I choose not to do something there is usually a very good reason. Once I've made the decision I don't view it as a missed opportunity, just a different path.”

“I'm much more indecisive and a people-pleaser than someone who's willing to step into the firing line.”

“The thing that I love about Rick Grimes is that he pulls himself off the canvas even when he has been pummeled to the ground so many times. And either he gets up by himself - he drags himself up - or he is helped up by loved ones around him.”

“When I was at drama school I wanted to do classical theatre. It just so happened that I did a film when I came out and I moved that way.”