I'm not a perfectionist at all. I find perfectionists boring because the real creative heart is in the mess somewhere.

- David Morrissey

You want people to identify with the person on the screen or in the theater, but you don't want them to identify with you as a person.

- David Morrissey

I always have to go out to work even if it's just a desk somewhere or an office or the British Library.

- David Morrissey

In all honesty, we all want our fantasy selves to be the best people. We all think in a time of crisis, we will react heroically and with humanity.

- David Morrissey

When you are an actor, rejection and disappointment are an occupational hazard.

- David Morrissey

I like to act because I can forget about everything else.

- David Morrissey

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

- David Morrissey

I'd really like to get on a Greyhound bus and go backpacking across America.

- David Morrissey

I think I’m quite a lazy person, actually. If I’m not careful, I could just stay in bed all day.

- David Morrissey