“In the early 1970s, I took singing lessons with John Hargreaves, a lea...” — Roger Allam Quote

“In the early 1970s, I took singing lessons with John Hargreaves, a leading singer with English National Opera, when I was home from university.”

“But one of the satisfying things about performing a play is you know for that piece of time exactly what you're going to be doing. Your life has a physical pattern. There's something about the odd, repetitious nature of it that I find hugely relaxing. All the problems of life are taken care of for that bit of time.”

“What I loved about Edinburgh was being able to walk to work through a beautiful place.”

“It may be that the satisfaction I need depends on my going away, so that when I've gone and come back, I'll find it at home.”

“There are only two things we should fight for. One is the defense of our homes and the other is the Bill of Rights.”

“I'm not one who can get by on six hours sleep night after night. You can see it on my face and hear it in my voice. When working 14-hour days, I have to go home, go to sleep, and wake up in time for crew call. I hate naps. They throw me off the rest of the day.”