I think my parents were happy that I'd gone to university and gotten a degree in history so they thought, 'Well if acting doesn't work for him, he can always become a history teacher or something.' Fortunately, the acting worked out.
Derek JacobiUltimately it's a leap of faith and a leap of imagination to put yourself back in time into those conditions and situations and see how you would react.
Derek JacobiIt was never physically dangerous except when I nearly fell off a horse, but it was physically arduous - especially when you were working late at night.
Derek JacobiI think that each character has fascinated and interested me enough to want to play him.
Derek Jacobi