Mark Strong Quotes

United Kingdom, Actor
August 5, 1963

Mark Strong (born Marco Giuseppe Salussolia; 5 August 1963) is an English actor. He is known for his roles in films such as Stardust, RocknRolla, Body of Lies, Sherlock Holmes, Kick-Ass, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Zero Dark Thirty, The Imitation Game, Kingsman: The Secret Service and its sequel Kingsman: The Golden Circle.

It's important to me that I don't spend too much time away from the family. I try to pick jobs that will keep me as close to home as possible or, if I have to go far away, for as little time as possible.

Mark Strong
- Time
- Important
- Family
I have to say, when you make a movie, you really have no idea how it's going to turn out as an actor. The important bit for an actor is the actual shooting of it because the minute the shoot ends, it's got nothing to do with you anymore.

Mark Strong
- Important
- Movie

As an actor, that's what you want. You want variety. I want to try things that I'm not used to and push my own envelope and see what I'm capable of.

Mark Strong
I loved English at school and realised I would enjoy studying plays. I got into Royal Holloway. They had a little studio theatre where we put on plays, and that's what I realised I wanted to do. So from there, I went to the Old Vic theatre school to learn how to do it properly.

Mark Strong
- School
- English
- Theatre