Mackenzie Crook

“It's so much more fun to be a baddie. I'm a classic pantomime baddie.”

“I've always been a collector. I'm a hoarder and a collector.”

“I find it very easy to be on my own. I'm a bit of a loner.”

“I love the British countryside and I'm very proud of it.”

“I can see a bit of myself in all my characters. But I'm a chameleon. I'm not ever playing myself.”

“I think that's what Detectorists is about: the importance of the small things, the minutiae.”

“I've always looked odd and I've always been aware of that.”

“My default setting is 'worry'. I'm a worrier.”

“I still feel like a bit of an outsider in the acting world.”

“I've never had any ambition to be a star, or whatever it is.”

“Comedy is much harder to do than drama. It's a much more technical process.”

“I am ambitious. But I am not ambitious for fame. I am ambitious for the work.”

“I get recognized, but I'm not a celebrity. It's a different thing.”

“I'm quite a private person. I'm not a party person.”