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It's often difficult to slough off all that we've acquired, all the comforts and safety nets modern life provides for us, and realize that in those days, people were living very much on the edge - life was incredibly hard!

~Derek Jacobi

Topics: Acquired Comforts Days Difficult Edge Hard Incredibly Life Living Modern Modern Life Much Nets Off Often People Provides Realize Safety Those Us Very Were

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It was doing very well; it was doing particularly well outside of England. It was a very big seller for Carlton Television. But it was getting more and more expensive to do.

~Derek Jacobi

Topics: Big Doing England Expensive Getting More More And More Outside Particularly Seller Television Very Well

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One of the last episodes was all about a flood. We were working in the rain till all hours, and it was muddy and it was cold and it was damp, and it was hours under the hoses. That was not pleasant. That was not pleasant.

~Derek Jacobi

Topics: About Cold Episodes Flood Hose Hours Last Muddy Pleasant Rain Till Were Working

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I would like to be as fit as I've always been. I've been blessed with good health, I've been blessed with stamina. Particularly for those great classical roles, you need an Olympian stamina. I, fortunately, have that.

~Derek Jacobi

Topics: Always Been Blessed Classical Fit Fortunately Good Good Health Great Health Like Need Olympian Particularly Roles Stamina Those Would You

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He was somebody who made me think, I suppose, about the contemplative life. I've always been a city fellow, but I've often had vague thoughts about 'checking out' and perhaps going into a monastery and just seeing what it was like.

~Derek Jacobi

Topics: About Always Been Checking City Contemplative Fellow Going Had He Just Life Like Made Me Monastery Often Out Perhaps Seeing Somebody Suppose Think Thoughts Vague Who

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Sir Larry could be very strict and a disciplinarian, too. He had many faces; he wore many hats. But, ultimately, he loved the theater and he loved actors.

~Derek Jacobi

Topics: Actor Could Faces Had Hats He Larry Loved Many Sir Strict Theater Too Ultimately Very Wore

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Ultimately it's a leap of faith and a leap of imagination to put yourself back in time into those conditions and situations and see how you would react.

~Derek Jacobi

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I shall miss all the people in it and the great fun we had doing it. I enjoyed playing the character very much. It was a very, very special character and a very special series. And the camaraderie of it all. I loved it.

~Derek Jacobi

Topics: Camaraderie Character Doing Enjoyed Fun Great Great Fun Had Loved Miss Much People Playing Series Shall Special Very

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Knowing that we were doing good work and the stories were good. They were original and charming. They weren't particularly violent or sexy or any of that. They were just unique and that had a good feel to it.

~Derek Jacobi

Topics: Any Charming Doing Doing Good Feel Good Good Work Had Just Knowing Original Particularly Sexy Stories Unique Violent Were Work

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I don't think he's permanently affected me except in the sense that I miss him. I miss being him. Or trying to be him. He is one of a gallery of characters that have had an impact on my career and therefore my life.

~Derek Jacobi

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Actor

Born: October 22nd, 1938

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