108 Quotes by David Jason

I suppose that I just grew up knowing, in a very vivid way, that if it hadn't been for the men who fought in the Second World War, we'd all be living in a very different world now.

Journalists are out to trap me with my underwear showing.

I needed to be an actor more than anything.

Don't get me started on BBC salaries. We were never the big league. Situation comedy has always been the poor relation in the television entertainment business.

I was not driven by fame and fortune.

I've been approached to do reality shows, but even though the fees are very, very attractive, I always say no because money should never be your motivation.

I was a very shy sort of person, and by acting different characters, I could immerse myself and make them do what, perhaps, I wouldn't do.

When I made my first decision, come hell or high water, that I would try to be a professional actor, I was burnt. Emotionally, I was burnt.

I shall act until I drop. I just want to keep doing it and making it fun.