Actually, I played Pontius Pilate as nice. An actor spends his life thinking he is Christ, and then he gets to play the character that killed him. – James Nesbitt
Because I grew up with women, I have a certain amount of charm, and I’m all right to get on with, kind enough, funny enough, blah blah blah. – James Nesbitt
Brain surgeons are dealing with the very last thread of life, and they have to be very confident, but I think they tend to remember their failures rather than their successes, and that must be very hard. Who do you share that failure with? That’s why their personal lives are often disastrous. – James Nesbitt
My agent Sue realised after ‘Cold Feet’ that I could have spent the rest of my life doing similar roles. So she was instrumental in moving me away from that. – James Nesbitt
When people say, ‘You’re perceived as a sex symbol,’ I love the idea of that because it’s so absurd. – James Nesbitt
I’ve never felt that acting was my vocation – never had that tortured thing. I love acting, but it doesn’t feed my soul. – James Nesbitt
If I get to the end of my life, and people say, ‘He was in ‘Cold Feet,’ well, I was, and it was great. I thought the fourth series wasn’t great. I thought there were weak episodes throughout. Overall, I thought it was a good show, it had an impact, it dealt with a lot of issues, and it was a great part. – James Nesbitt
I grew up loving women and without misogyny, rancour or prejudice, totally loved and loving. And no matter what has happened since, I don’t think I have treated women in my life very badly. – James Nesbitt
In my life, I have made the occasional catastrophic choice, and it’s just a case of moving on and learning from it. – James Nesbitt
People love watching medical dramas – they also love watching documentaries about the workings of the brain. – James Nesbitt