Robson Green

“Fishing is my therapy. Its such a great immersion into life.”

“I didnt learn until I was about 26 that my dad was a national ballroom dancing champion. He won loads of trophies. Im not sure why he was so quiet about his achievements. Maybe he thought ballroom dancing wasnt a manly thing to do.”

“Ive traveled around the world, seen 130+ countries around the world. Ive been so privileged, but theres no place like home.”

“My mother, Anne, was a cleaner and a shopkeeper. Out of economic necessity she had to hold down two jobs and she would take me and my older sisters, Dawn and Joanna, and my younger brother, David, with her when she cleaned houses.”

“You wouldnt believe how much I got paid for Soldier Soldier after a TV exec drunkenly told me that they couldnt make it without me.”

“I can pay the bills doing what I love, and Im able to fish; Ive got a really wonderful life. And if people still see me as a heart-throb, great.”

“I talk about myself too much - but isnt that the definition of an actor?”

“My mum loves me being in magazines.”

“Ultimate Catch' is probably the ultimate angling experience. I go further than ever in pursuit of a fish Ive always wanted to catch - the golden dorado. It lives in the middle of nowhere in Bolivia.”

“Happy people stay together in my philosophy.”

“I think James Norton is going to be one of the biggest stars in Britain.”

“My mother has dementia, and certain people have a short fuse with my mother and the way she is, because shes on a loop, and she repeats certain things constantly all day.”

“When I'm acting, I'm pretending to be someone else, but when I fish, I'm just Robson.”

“Confidence is something I hope to instill in my son, Taylor, who is studying classical civilisation at Exeter University and is a brilliant hockey player. His mum and I have parted, but I have nothing but admiration for her.”

“I have a Category 4 Pyrotechnics licence and I do firework displays.”

“I loved science. Bunsen burners - I couldn't wait for an explosion!”

“My seven-year-old spirit is still there. I still think I can run like a gazelle, like I did at 21.”

“If it's not working out, I'm a fan of divorce.”

“If I say Im living with tribes on the bank of a river to fish, Im doing it. I dont wash or shave, I end up quite smelly and growing a beard but inside you have immense inner peace.”

“If I was to live life again, I wouldnt make any changes.”