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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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...

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...

He was somebody who made me think, I suppose, about the contemplative life. I've always...

He was somebody who made me think, I suppose, about the contemplative life. I've always...

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...

I am an actor and I live in the world of pretend in my working...

I am an actor and I live in the world of pretend in my working...

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...

I had to think long and hard about what it would imply, what it would...

I had to think long and hard about what it would imply, what it would...

My first course came and I put down my book, and I just happened to...

My first course came and I put down my book, and I just happened to...

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...

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....

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...

There's never been any game plan or thread through my career. It's just happened that...

There's never been any game plan or thread through my career. It's just happened that...

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....

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...

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...

Every person who is offered a knighthood has the opportunity to say yes or no....

Every person who is offered a knighthood has the opportunity to say yes or no....

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.'...

I'm always conscious of the fact that I am part of a profession that is...

I'm always conscious of the fact that I am part of a profession that is...

I would like to be as fit as I've always been. I've been blessed with...

I would like to be as fit as I've always been. I've been blessed with...

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...