Top 14 Quotes & Sayings by John Thaw

Explore popular quotes and sayings by a British actor John Thaw.

Last updated on December 20, 2024.

John Edward Thaw, was an English actor who appeared in a range of television, stage, and cinema roles. He starred in the television series Inspector Morse as title character Detective Chief Inspector Endeavour Morse, Redcap as Sergeant John Mann, The Sweeney as Detective Inspector Jack Regan, Home to Roost as Henry Willows, and Kavanagh QC as title character James Kavanagh.

British - Actor | January 3, 1942 - February 21, 2002

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I was involved in school plays, but when I left school I did a couple of odd jobs as a baker's apprentice and then as a fruit market porter in Manchester.

John Thaw

I think Morse's thing about being a poor policeman but a good detective is a very good description of him.

John Thaw

Parts like Morse don't grow on trees. He's a great character.

John Thaw

We were using a hand-held camera to film the scene when Morse collapses. The camera wouldn't start. Three times they said action and it still wouldn't work. To this day, they still don't know what was wrong.

John Thaw

I'm not an instinctive actor.

John Thaw

In the same way he's fascinated by crosswords, the puzzle of solving the murder is what drives him on.

John Thaw

Watch the mouth, it reveals what the eyes try to hide.

John Thaw

I think sadly that Morse thinks that he can exist on his own and he only realises at the end that he can't and never really has been able to. I feel sorry for him.

John Thaw

I'm an introspective person. I'm not an extrovert.

John Thaw

There is no more final end than death.

John Thaw

We all know that somebody did it, but how did they find the answer?

John Thaw

You can't say to someone with a brain like Morse, This is the way you do it, regardless of the circumstances; this is the way it is done.

John Thaw

There is no more final end than death

John Thaw

I was involved in school plays, but when I left school I did a couple of odd jobs as a baker's apprentice and then as a fruit market porter in Manchester

John Thaw

Top 14 Quotes & Sayings by John Thaw

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