I've been fascinated by mysteries for as long as I can remember. Real, fictional, solved, unsolved, I don't care; they all fascinate me. I think that's a core human trait.
There are mysteries which men can only guess at, which age by age they may solve only in part.
The key to all sciences is unquestionably the question mark. To the word How? we owe most of our greatest discoveries. Wisdom in life may perhaps consist in asking ourselves on all occasions: Why?
Grissom is a character who doesn't really want people poking around in his life. He likes to poke around in his work.
Yes, and many times it's frustrating, because I'm simply part of the show, and I'm not in the creative end of it, who goes out with detectives and tries to find these things out.
I've always loved investigations.
I always loved digging away at the story, trying to find out things that people don't want you to find out and piecing it all together. I love the treasure hunt aspect of it, the thrill of the chase.
I once wrote a lecture for Manchester University called « Moments of Discovery » in which I said that there are two moments that are important. There's the moment when you know you can find out the answer and that's the period you are sleepless before you know what it is. When you've got it and know what it is, then you can rest easy.
If you are to be Hercule Poirot, you must think of everything.
Like all Holmes' reasoning, the thing seemed simplicity itself when it was once explained. Dr. Watson, speaking of Sherlock Holmes.
Enacting the role of an investigative officer was like living my childhood dream!
I've been watching detective shows, like 'Wallander' and the Danish 'The Killing.' I'm like, 'That would be kind of fun to do.'
One of the things with our show is posing a lot of questions, but getting a lot of answers too.
There is always a pleasure in unravelling a mystery, in catching at the gossamer clue which will guide to certainty.
A really good detective never gets married.
I always thought if I wasn't an actor, I might make quite a good detective - mainly because I'm nosey.
When we come upon assurances that a mystery has been solved, we go on investigating.
There is no detective in England equal to a spinster lady of uncertain age with plenty of time on her hands.
I'm quite investigative. Believe it or not, my mum and dad were in the police, and I sort of like to read into things and stuff.
I have friends that tease me about 'Without a Trace;' they say, 'You're really good at saying, 'Have you seen this person?'
