29 Quotes by Ray Fearon

I'm shy; I work hard.

Evening dinner dates can cloud your judgment.

The important thing with memorising a part is not to force it. Sometimes when you're rehearsing, you'll think it's not going in, but it is. On stage, you have to trust that the lines are there, because they are. The real challenge is to relax.

I can guarantee this to you: every single actor has had a dream of walking on stage on press night and realising that they don't know their lines.

The script looks huge when you first get it, but you just have to go home and drill the lines out. The more you read it, the shorter it gets. I usually read it at least four times.

I just want to work on good scripts.

You only learn if you're given a crack at things.

I gave up tennis to study, but not before it had shown me how to focus and concentrate. It taught me self-discipline: I was playing four or five hours a day and doing five-mile runs. When I stopped, my energy had to be channelled into something else.

When I discovered drama, I felt a connection.