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John Thaw
British
Actor
About the author
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,
British
Actor
#End
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,
British
Actor
#School
#Jobs
I'm an introspective person. I'm not an extrovert.
John Thaw,
British
Actor
I'm not an instinctive actor.
John Thaw,
British
Actor
#Actor
In the same way he's fascinated by crosswords, the puzzle of solving the murder is what drives him on.
John Thaw,
British
Actor
#Murder
Parts like Morse don't grow on trees. He's a great character.
John Thaw,
British
Actor
#Character
#Trees
There is no more final end than death.
John Thaw,
British
Actor
#Death
#End
Watch the mouth, it reveals what the eyes try to hide.
John Thaw,
British
Actor
#Eyes
We all know that somebody did it, but how did they find the answer?
John Thaw,
British
Actor
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,
British
Actor
#Action
#Film
#Work
#Day
#Wrong
I think Morse's thing about being a poor policeman but a good detective is a very good description of him.
John Thaw,
British
Actor
#Being
#Poor