Quotes from Andrew Lincoln

Guilt is never very far from Rick Grimes' shoulder. It comes with the package. He's a man who takes his responsibilities very heavily, not lightly.

My parents saw their job of parenting as their most important role in life, and I aim to aspire to that.

When I see a friend play Hamlet or see an inspirational performance, I absolutely get excited by the idea of changing things up.

There's a whole generation in England who think I'm American, thanks to 'The Walking Dead.' It's an interesting phenomenon of being an actor longer than 25 years because you can tell what people know you from.

I love acting. I just love it. It's in my bones.

The thing that I love about Rick Grimes is that he pulls himself off the canvas even when he has been pummeled to the ground so many times. And either he gets up by himself - he drags himself up - or he is helped up by loved ones around him.

I think my wife has always been aware, whatever country we have been in, of my dramatic leading man status; a little too dramatic she would probably say.

Scott Wilson (Hershel) is a god among men

I don't feel that fear is a good incentive on a film set.

Robert Kirkman can't bear it when I wear flip-flops. He takes pictures of my flip-flops and keeps sending them to me, like, 'What are you doing? Rick Grimes is not a flip-flop kind of guy.'

I'm not going to pretend I'm some saint, because I'm not.

Changing diapers is one of the most leveling things that has ever happened to me.

Atlanta is an incredibly cool city.

I'm like a magpie. I use lots of different things to build a character.

I spend my working life pretending to be someone else.

Guilt is an emotion that is never very far away from Rick Grimes. He's a man that shoulders the responsibility, and it's one of the forces that keeps pushing him on.

I wasn't a great student. My brother is 18 months older than me, so he sort of forged the way for me at school.

When I was at drama school I wanted to do classical theatre. It just so happened that I did a film when I came out and I moved that way.

I would find myself getting deeply distressed if I lived in hindsight all the time.

Having children was a revelation - it's like going through a doorway, and everything is different forever.

I like to think that I've got determination, and I'm fiercely protective of the people I love.

That's what I always hoped for when I became an actor - that you would do something that people can escape to, find identification with and excitement in and be able to talk about it in bars, restaurants, and workplaces.

Atlanta is an incredibly cool city.

I'm much more indecisive and a people-pleaser than someone who's willing to step into the firing line.