44 Quotes by Andrew Scott

I have to write in sequence and only in sequence.

But there’s a difference between privacy and secrecy, and I’m not a secretive person.

I’m not a big guy for research. You’ve got to take a risk.

If one story becomes too hot, then you can’t forget it. As an actor, you want to remain fluid.

I don’t like it when people ask actors to work for free – on the fringe – as if it’s some kind of virtue. That annoys me – actors should be paid well.

It’s very difficult to make comedy work; I think it’s a very underrated genre.

It sounds maybe a little old fashioned, but the parts I want to play and I do play, you don’t want to inject too much of your own personality. What you sacrifice then is a slight mystery.

It’s a thrilling world, and people really like stories about secrets, which is the essence of a spy drama.

I do sometimes play characters that are a bit ambiguous. You’ve got to be brave about that sort of stuff. I like the sense of people not feeling too secure, not immediately knowing what they have in front of them.