David Morrissey

The great thing about coming from where I come from - Liverpool and my family - is that we're very close. I have a great relationship with my siblings and their kids.

I love getting stuff, and if I give a present to someone and don't get one back, you can bet your life they won't be getting one next year.

We have one life and we should cherish it and make it the best we can.

Liverpool has always made me brave, choice-wise. It was never a city that criticised anyone for taking a chance.

I've moved into directing as well as acting, and it has taught me never to take casting personally.

All my good friends are actors, really. It's different when you have a family, but they're still the people I meet most often. My best friend is Ian Hart, but then I've known him since I was five.

I've got a great family and a beautiful house. I feel very lucky as far as my lifestyle is concerned. I'm not really interested in fame and all its trappings.

I owe my mum a sense of family. She has kept our family together. I have two brothers and a sister, and they all live a stone's throw away from each other in Liverpool.

I think when you don't know where you stand with someone, they can surprise you in their goodness and their badness, and that makes them human.

I'm no good at down-time. I panic slightly and then plan a project or set up a meeting about starting a project.

It takes a long time to drag myself out of bed, and at night I'm buzzing. As a young man it was helpful, but now I'd like to be tired when I go to bed and alive in the morning.

When I discovered acting, I decided that's what I wanted to do above everything else. It was the first time I was passionate about anything.