Jason Watkins

“Television has got bigger and allowed cinematography to be a better on the smaller screen, using 'cinema-type' skills. When the shots and scenes have been done well, that becomes interesting.”

“I found Maude dead in her bed one morning. She had the flu but she died of sepsis. It was around the time of the winter vomiting bug and we took her to hospital twice but her flu symptoms masked the sepsis and she went undiagnosed.”

“It is a privilege to play the brilliant scientist, Phil Jones, whose own private world was so threatened from outside and whose research and efforts have been so vital globally in combating the effects of climate change.”

“I got to know a policeman up in Cumbria via Twitter and he said if you ever need to do any research then come and see us.”

“I'm a fan of the BBC, and have worked there on many projects.”

“It's easy to blame other people for your own ineptitude.”

“I've done about 100 plays.”

“One can contribute to the issues of the day in quite a subtle way sometimes. It doesn't have to be dogmatic.”

“One always wants to express themselves when they're an actor.”

“We are an imperfect family who have survived the worst thing that can happen to a parent.”

“Sepsis is a difficult thing to diagnose and one's default really should be to rule it out first. Sepsis should be at the top of everyone's list.”

“I don't look like Brad Pitt. And you know, I'm fine with that and so is Brad, which makes it rather a win-win situation all round.”

“Television is attracting a lot of good filmmakers.”

“Harold Wilson is a significant and fascinating character in our history.”

“You can't feel guilty about being happy, because you have to be happy for your family and yourself.”

“I didn't have a burning ambition. I mean, I remember a teacher asking us, 'What do you want to do?' and I think somebody said, 'I want to go and do films in America' and somebody else said, 'I want to work in the RSC and play all the kings.' I was just happy to work.”

“You've got to earn a living as an actor and I'm not one of those people who just does lots of theatre.”

“It's really heartbreaking that as our daughter Betty grows up she hasn't got her sister to grow up with and all the things Betty is doing Maud won't be able to do.”

“Perhaps it's a male thing, that men perhaps try and cope: 'I'm not going to go there, I'm not going to be emotional.' I think that's where men struggle mentally.”

“I've always been good at accents and different types of theatre, and I don't have a snobbery about popular stuff. As you're earning a living, you do tend to cover as many bases as possible.”