Jason Watkins

“I was told at the age of 20 that the work would start really coming in when I was 40, and it's true.”

“When your child dies, it's like this massive red dot in front of you. And as time goes on, it's still right there in front of you, but it gets smaller. But the thing you know is, it's always going to be there; it will never disappear, and that's the right way and the only way for things to be.”

“Freakishly I used to be able to run on my hands when I was a kid. I got quite close to the world record, when I was about 12 or 13, of running the length of a basketball court on my hands... I got to within a couple of seconds.”

“I love doing television and I'm populist in that way. But that doesn't mean I don't have an agenda about what I think is quality and what is important in society.”

“When I'm getting ready for a part, the makeup artist will often say something like: 'Oh, you don't seem the type for a tattoo.'”

“I've done something like 80 different shows and a few films along the way. They tend to be supporting characters so I don't tend to get the publicity spotlight thrust on me.”

“Once you open up, there are so many people wanting to connect and share.”

“I've been in plays that have been freely adapted from Shakespeare, and sometimes one's wary of those.”

“I'm a member of BAFTA and we are very concerned about diversity but people need to make programmes that reflect our society and the body of diverse people in it.”