Danny John-Jules

“Reality TV killed the British television industry.”

“My first job was on the end of a pier in the Isle of Wight doing show business.”

“Youve got all your classic, as you say, murder mysteries and they will continue to appear on our screens. That type of film and TV I dont think will ever go away.”

“I think its a very British thing, murder mystery, and I think 'Death in Paradise' is an extension of that, just adding something a bit different.”

“If you look at the exports, Sasha Baron Cohen, Simon Pegg, Ricky Gervais, all these actors are comedians arent they? But they seem to be excelling in the dramatic world as much as the comedy world, so I think the days of people saying if youre a comedian, you wont get drama I think thats all out of the window now.”

“I can roll my eyes and overact.”

“Del Toro absolutely treated me like anyone else - he came to England and hired me, I didnt have to go out there. If that guy gave me the job its my duty to make him think he hasnt made a mistake, so I was prepared for what I had to do.”

“If you go back to before me doing comedy, my background was dancing and then it was musical theatre, but Im a bit of a comedian as far as my careers gone. You evolve in your career and I think thats a good thing.”

“Well, with all shows that become successful, Ive always had a gut feeling. All of the shows that Ive been involved in that have become successful Ive had this gut feeling from reading the scripts.”

“There's a difference between a celebrity and an entertainer. One has talent.”

“I left 'Death in Paradise' because I wanted to get back on stage.”

“I do a lot of charity rides and we always use the colour pink on the vehicles and we create these bespoke pink racing suits. One of the bikes is pink leopard print!”

“Art is colourblind - the only colour thats meant to be in art is on the canvas.”

“I remember a programme called 'The Boy From Space'. There was a black actor called Loftus Burton in it; he ended up starting the drama school I went to in Notting Hill.”

“With 'Doctor Who', with the script you have, and the history, I think that people are actually playing the legend rather than the character. Ive been to sci-fi conventions, and Ive met every Doctor Who and assistant.”