A biography for Tim Pigott-Smithhasn’t been written yet.
“After 'Jewel In the Crown,' I hardly worked at all for about six months - which came as a bit of a surprise, I have to admit.”
“My first arrival in India was memorable - landing at Delhi airport at 2 A.M. to start filming 'The Jewel in the Crown' in the Eighties. The man who was supposed to pick me up wasn't there, so I spent a very uncomfortable three hours phoning around hotels to find out where I was supposed to be. It was a major culture shock, but I adored India.”
“'Jewel in the Crown' is the biggest exposure I've ever had on television.”
“You can't keep a hero down, can you?”
“When I get thinking, I get very knotted up. I chew things over a lot and take things quite seriously.”
“I can't understand why TV tries to appeal to youth.”
“The worst nickname I ever had was Tim Pig-ears-Smith. I had big ears. When I was younger, it was more pronounced. So I felt huge sympathy towards Prince Charles over that.”
“By early 1971, I had been acting professionally for 18 months - theatre work and my first telly, an episode of 'Dr. Who.'”