Sir Larry could be very strict and a disciplinarian, too. He had many faces; he wore many hats. But, ultimately, he loved the theater and he loved actors.

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I think actors always retain one foot in the cradle. We're switched on to our...

I think actors always retain one foot in the cradle. We're switched on to our...

You have to pretend to live in those clothes that they lived in, to live...

You have to pretend to live in those clothes that they lived in, to live...

Knowing that we were doing good work and the stories were good. They were original...

Knowing that we were doing good work and the stories were good. They were original...

Ultimately it's a leap of faith and a leap of imagination to put yourself back...

Ultimately it's a leap of faith and a leap of imagination to put yourself back...

Reputation is fine but you have to keep justifying it. In a sense, it makes...

Reputation is fine but you have to keep justifying it. In a sense, it makes...

Real-life people are often the hardest to play, people that you recreate who have actually...

Real-life people are often the hardest to play, people that you recreate who have actually...

I think my parents were happy that I'd gone to university and gotten a degree...

I think my parents were happy that I'd gone to university and gotten a degree...

We started filming in 1993 which was only four years after the fall of communism....

We started filming in 1993 which was only four years after the fall of communism....

It was doing very well; it was doing particularly well outside of England. It was...

It was doing very well; it was doing particularly well outside of England. It was...

I'd gone into that restaurant and sat down and the waitress had taken my order...

I'd gone into that restaurant and sat down and the waitress had taken my order...

I truly don't know why it was ended, though. It was suddenly decided that that...

I truly don't know why it was ended, though. It was suddenly decided that that...

They were totally supportive, always saw everything I did. One of the thrills of my...

They were totally supportive, always saw everything I did. One of the thrills of my...

Ellis Peters's historical detail is very accurate and very minute, and therefore is not only...

Ellis Peters's historical detail is very accurate and very minute, and therefore is not only...

He was living in an age much more dangerous, more painful, much more on the...

He was living in an age much more dangerous, more painful, much more on the...

I never lose that terror of 'this is my last job, I'll never work again.'...

I never lose that terror of 'this is my last job, I'll never work again.'...

One of the last episodes was all about a flood. We were working in the...

One of the last episodes was all about a flood. We were working in the...

I don't think he's permanently affected me except in the sense that I miss him....

I don't think he's permanently affected me except in the sense that I miss him....

It's too hard a life for me. I could only do it - check out...

It's too hard a life for me. I could only do it - check out...

I thought it was getting better and better, because the production values were increasing each...

I thought it was getting better and better, because the production values were increasing each...

It's often difficult to slough off all that we've acquired, all the comforts and safety...

It's often difficult to slough off all that we've acquired, all the comforts and safety...