James Callis quotes:

Anybody who has political ambition has an Achilles heel.

My Latin education teaches me that religion comes from religio, which means, 'to bind.' To bind with rope. And that's all it means. So whenever I hear somebody go, 'I feel so religious right now!' I'm like, 'Well, you're tying yourself up in knots, are you?'

I went to study English for two reasons. Principally because when I was in university, studying drama wasn't considered an option. You couldn't get a degree course for it. And so many plays and things that I was interested in landed themselves in a broader spectrum of literature.

Jane Austen is very amusing.

My first show, in England, was called Soldier, Soldier.

I think that there should be a Gaius Baltar Award for Moral Cowardice given out to people every year.

You can go lots of places as Gaius Baltar that other people aren't allowed to pursue.

On a personal note, myself, I find religion - I can understand it, I can understand why we have it, as a kind of force on the planet. And I also at the same time think it's ludicrous.

Jokes are very curious things psychologically.

When somebody says, Action, I act. When they say, Cut, thats my job. Ive done it.

When somebody says, 'Action,' I act. When they say, 'Cut,' that's my job. I've done it.

I think the level of devotion some sci-fi fans display turns other people off.

I was convinced that I was going to be onstage for the rest of my life.