David Morrissey
David Morrissey
David Mark Morrisseyis an English actor, director, producer and screenwriter. At the age of 18, he was cast in the television series One Summer. After making One Summer, Morrissey attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, then acted with the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre for four years...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth21 June 1964
CityLiverpool, England
cherish should
We have one life and we should cherish it and make it the best we can.
ambition journey discovery
I always try to put myself in the way of surprise as much as possible. My ambition is to keep challenging myself. I like that journey of discovery.
good-friend people my-best-friend
All my good friends are actors, really. It's different when you have a family, but they're still the people I meet most often. My best friend is Ian Hart, but then I've known him since I was five.
beautiful house lucky
I've got a great family and a beautiful house. I feel very lucky as far as my lifestyle is concerned. I'm not really interested in fame and all its trappings.
jobs thinking lasts
All actors think every job will be their last.
office library desks
I always have to go out to work even if it's just a desk somewhere or an office or the British Library.
forget because-i-can i-can
I like to act because I can forget about everything else.
years giving next-year
I love getting stuff, and if I give a present to someone and don't get one back, you can bet your life they won't be getting one next year.
war order soldier
You look at any war zone and you talk to any soldiers and they have to blank out - in order for that to work for them, in order for them to survive they have to blank out something in themselves in order to do it.
america backpacking greyhounds
I'd really like to get on a Greyhound bus and go backpacking across America.
honesty thinking self
In all honesty, we all want our fantasy selves to be the best people. We all think in a time of crisis, we will react heroically and with humanity.
thinking lazy bed
I think I’m quite a lazy person, actually. If I’m not careful, I could just stay in bed all day.
both directing finished interest work
As a director, your work is finished only when it's on the screen. But I will always be an actor who occasionally directs. And no, I have no interest in directing myself. I wouldn't be able to concentrate on both jobs at once.
brothers family kept mum owe throw
I owe my mum a sense of family. She has kept our family together. I have two brothers and a sister, and they all live a stone's throw away from each other in Liverpool.