31 Quotes by James Norton

When I was playing a psychopath in 'Happy Valley,' it was really weird.

I grew up in the countryside, so I had quite a feral life up until the age of about fourteen.

I crashed my bicycle on the way to my first date with my ex-girlfriend and was cautioned by the police.

If it's a sunny day, I get this weird guilt if I'm not making the most of it, so I'll walk or go for a swim or get on my bike, or I'll go to the Heath, just have a reason to get out.

'Happy Valley' has really changed things for me.

Half of what creates psychopaths is genetic, but the other half is conditioning.

Kids used to come round to my house, and I'd force them to do a play in the bay windows of my house and get all the mums and dads to sit and watch. I'd write the programme, write the play and be the star.

I think the mistake lots of people make when it comes to a psychopath is that they completely write off their actions as cruel, callous and completely calculated, but actually, the truth is that they have interests and reasons behind their actions.

We live in secular world now, but most of our art and culture is rooted in religion.