Daniel Mays

“I try to mix the characters up and not be second guessed by the audience.”

“But the calibre of actors that they attract to come and do the guest leads on 'Doctor Who' is fantastic. You weigh it up, and in this series alone, there's Hugh Bonneville, Frances Barber, David Walliams. Toby Jones has done it.”

“Everyone's life is extraordinary if you look at it closely enough.”

“My older brother's a cricket groundsman, my other brother's a salesman, and my younger brother's a trader in the City.”

“It's something I have always tried to do in my career - play outside the box.”

“Everyone's got that dream of Ibiza, you've either been or you want to go, because it's kind of got this mystical quality to it.”

“God, I've played a lot of policeman.”

“I listen to music to try and focus or concentrate on emotional characters, which is quite common among actors. It might seem cheesy, but I particularly listen to Coldplay because I'm moved by their lyrics. But any music can help depending on the character and their mood.”

“I had gone from job to job up in London before 'Fisherman's Friends'.”

“My son and I discovered Parkland Walk with the Beavers, a gem of a trail from Highgate to Finsbury Park in north London.”

“I couldn't believe how big Ben Affleck's trailer was. It was like a spaceship - I remember thinking, I'd live in that.”

“White Lines' is without a doubt one of the best, most imaginative, brilliantly bonkers scripts I've ever had a chance to work on.”

“I'm just drawn to something that has a good story. 'Outcasts' didn't do so well, but I really admired the premise behind the show.”

“Kids have got such active imaginations and they're scared of so many different things.”

“I'd describe 'Born to Kill' as a 'study in psychopathy', it's very much in the heads of our main protagonist, Sam, a young boy dealing with dark, twisted psychotic desires. It's also a coming-of-age story.”

“I always liked 'Doctor Who' but I wasn't a crazed fan when I was a kid.”

“I've never been burgled. I don't quite know what I would do if it was the dead of night and there was someone in the house, and my kids were asleep upstairs.”

“I've become a lot more politicised because of Brexit.”

“I got an American agent. I don't know what to think about that.”

“When I was 13, I was a member of a women's over-40s tap class.”