I think with Sky and BBC Three and Channel 4, there are some great television platforms, and the stand-up movement in this country is phenomenal. Its…

- Brendan Coyle

I think great humor lies in playing the truth of a situation. I see myself as a performer and that applies to a Greek drama or a modern comedy.

- Brendan Coyle

It's not something that's at the forefront of my mind, but I think I'd regret it if I didn't have children.

- Brendan Coyle

I left school at 16 but I wish I'd gone to university - I think I would have studied English literature. I had a knack for that. But I don't think yo…

- Brendan Coyle

I took a gamble in becoming an actor and my dream job has been realised.

- Brendan Coyle

You get a lot of people requesting photographs but I tend to keep myself to myself, pull my cap down.

- Brendan Coyle

I'm going to be 50 soon. I'm single, I'm looking for something meaningful. By the time you've been single for quite a long time, you can get quite sp…

- Brendan Coyle

You cant be a casual observer of something humorous - you have to engage, you have to find it funny for the relationship between actor and audience t…

- Brendan Coyle

I can pretty much say all of us know when 'Downton' is going to end. This is a show with a finite life.

- Brendan Coyle