A biography for Shaun Evanshasn’t been written yet.
“Ultimately, my boss is the audience.”
“It's good for a story to have a strong style.”
“I just don't really like starting a job if I don't know where it finishes. I want to know where something begins and ends so that you can invest something in it.”
“In Liverpool, where I live, we have a brilliant library which has been refurbished, and I like going there.”
“I think it's a falsehood to think you can have some kind of plan. Acting isn't like that, it's more vocational, I think.”
“I used to have an aunty who read tea leaves. She was incredibly accurate.”
“I don't understand 'The Only Way Is Essex' and 'Made in Chelsea': the way they pretend there's no camera. I cannot fathom the attraction.”
“It helps to be more interested in other people than you are in yourself. Inhabiting other characters is what I do.”
“Everything has to keep moving forward in 'Endeavour.' Otherwise, it will stagnate.”
“You can make films, and often, they get released on four screens in the U.K. Although it's been interesting and good for you, if no one's seen it, what's the point?”
“I think it's important to live your life the way you want to live it. Don't live your life in fear.”
“I guess I've always been something of an outsider.”
“I'm a total Luddite when it comes to gadgets and technology.”
“As a kid, I was always more interested in watching others than being the centre of attention. I've always felt that you can see a lot more and learn a lot more when you're standing on the edge.”
“I'm just lucky to be working; I'm not trying to leave a legacy.”
“I'm a big reader. And I take a lot of pictures, do a lot of writing.”
“Everyone brings their top game to Endeavour. We're very lucky. I'm glad people love it because that's our intention.”
“If you love people, tell them you love them.”
“Part of being alive is dying as well.”
“I think when you're in the middle of a piece of work, there are things that bleed over into your life. You're spending a large portion of your day pretending to be somebody else, to tell somebody else's story.”