David Jason

Being an actor is like being a monk: you have got to be dedicated.

I always say it is not the arrival; it is the journey.

I will continue to entertain the great British public. Because that is what I love doing.

House Of Cards' with Kevin Spacey - I love how it portrays humans in power as just like the rest of us - but even worse.

I joined an amateur drama group as a teenager, fell in love with theatre, and it totally changed my life.

I'm a twin, but only I emerged live from the womb. The fact that I was originally one half of a duo gave rise to a theory, much propounded in newspaper profiles, that my life has been one desperate effort to compensate for that stillborn brother.

On 'EastEnders' everyone's bitter, angry. Where are the wonderful characters that I lived with, who could find humour even in the lowest form of living?

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.

I am thrilled to be taking part in 'Hogfather.' I am a huge fan of Terry Pratchett's books, and to play the part of Albert is going to be great fun.

A couple of years ago, I bought my own helicopter, a Robinson R44. I use it occasionally to fly myself to sets where I am filming or to business meetings.

In this business, you have to have what they call an idiotic determination to succeed.

I'm an actor, and so of course I want to see TV companies making good dramas. I want that to be a priority.