Quotes from Hugh Bonneville

Homosexuality has been around since humanity began and different societies at different times have reacted in a different manner.

To go to the White House is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. In fact, the building is not that big.

I had girlfriends, but settling down was the last thing on my mind.

At home I have a Tibetan terrier. I'm still not sure if he's a genius or very thick. It's a fine line.

I do realise how incredibly lucky I am.

At 19, you know everything; by the time you're 40, you haven't got a clue.

After World War II, the major estates really did collapse.

I'd love to retire somewhere like Winchester, where you have one foot on the pavement but a sense of being in the country as well.

I've had people come up to me in the past and say they enjoyed whatever show I've been in.

I have an excellent internal compass.

A typical Christmas is me shucking oysters. I love them and I always get them in at Christmas.

Young people are so often dissed by the media.

In Britain, the press want to kill a show by revealing what's coming up and spoiling the pleasure.

Certain stories that you want to see resolve in certain ways are, and some aren't, but that's life.

Everyone at some point in their lives feels excluded and misunderstood.

When you are in the eye of the storm, you are often not aware of the whiplash around you.

I certainly couldn't run a big country house, nor could I organize the greatest show on earth.

A typical Christmas is me shucking oysters. I love them and I always get them in at Christmas.

Am I athletic? In my dreams.

Am I athletic? In my dreams.