David Thewlis Quotes
You can't actually be just a movie actor in Britain, because we don't make that many movies.
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I remember the first time my mind was blown by an actor was Tim Curry, because I loved 'Clue' when I was a kid, and then I was watching the movie 'Legend,' and the Devil suddenly smiles, and I was like, 'It's the same guy!' It was a total Keyser Soeze moment.
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I would love to do a period movie. I've always wanted to wear the corset, you know. It's a girl thing!
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'Inside Out' - that was a really good movie. That's the first animated movie I saw since 'The Lego Movie.'
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If you learn the craft, you can make a movie and get by with tricks.
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One minute, it seemed I had more movie offers than I could handle; the next – no one wanted me.
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I'd rather have one good scene in a movie by a great director than a small role in a mediocre movie.
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I really loved 'Witches of Eastwick', the movie with Michelle Pfeiffer and Jack Nicholson and Cher.
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When I did 'Boyz N The Hood', I never thought how we grew up in South Central was interesting enough for a movie.
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I've seen the Pokemon movie, which is probably the worst movie ever made on any subject ever.
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I've never done a superhero movie. It's very nice to you as an actor in several worlds to go and to experiment.
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I went to Yugoslavia to make a movie. People saw me there and asked me to do a movie in Germany. And that led to a movie in Italy. Before I knew it, I was in Europe for most of the next 10 years.
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'Moonlight' changed me. To see people so moved by this movie inspires me to find something else to offer. And maybe the next one touches only five people or maybe just one person. To me, you know, that would still be worth it.
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I'm really proud of 'Oceans 12.' Of course, you do an 'Oceans' movie, you get known all over the world. It's an incredibly powerful medium: It's a Hollywood-identified blockbuster.
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A book comes and says, 'Write me.' My job is to try to serve it to the best of my ability, which is never good enough, but all I can do is listen to it, do what it tells me and collaborate.
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'Planet Earth' was such an extraordinary series and the 'Making Of'... is fascinating: the creatures and stories behind the camera are just as fascinating as those in front. It's a bit of a dream come true to be a part of the team in some small way.
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If people are talking about your movie and they're like, 'Yeah, it was ok' - that's the last reaction I would want! I would rather people would say, 'Oh, I hated it!' or 'I loved it!' rather than 'Oh, it's ok.'
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I didn't necessarily have a total idea when I was writing the movie of where everything was going. I just wanted to have really realistic dialogue and write like people I knew talked. I tried to keep it very real.
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I want to move people, stir something within them that makes them feel. That's what a movie should do and an actor should do, make you feel something. I think that's why people love films so much.
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I love going to the movies; I love watching good movie actors. They must know something I don't.
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The 'Star Wars' saga is about a series of seemingly chance encounters. They impact the destiny of everyone involved.
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Artists and musicians of the Sixties were definitely into clothes.
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My first modeling job in Paris, the photographer said, 'Tue es belle,' which means, 'you are pretty,' and I thought he said, 'Tu es poubelle,' which means, 'you are the trash can.' I burst into tears. He was not happy about that.
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You can't actually be just a movie actor in Britain, because we don't make that many movies.
