Martin Compston Quotes

United Kingdom, Actor
May 8, 1984

Martin Compston (born 8 May 1984) is a Scottish actor and former professional footballer. He is known for his lead role as Anti-Corruption Unit Detective Sergeant Steve Arnott in the BBC crime drama Line of Duty. His other notable roles include Liam in Ken Loach's Sweet Sixteen, Paul Ferris in The Wee Man, and Ewan Brodie in Monarch of the Glen.

Also known as Football Player

When I was growing up, it was the guys who were hardest at school who got the prettiest girls. It's a status thing.

Martin Compston
- Up
- School
- Growing
I'm in the very fortunate position as a young actor to not have to take the first job that comes along. I'm not motivated by money at this stage in my life, I'm motivated by work.

Martin Compston
- Life
- Work
- Money

When I was young, running with a gang was a cool thing to do; that's how you get popular; that's how you get the girls.

Martin Compston
- Running
- Cool
- Popular
I don't regret giving up football for acting. I love football and am very proud I played for Morton. But the truth is, I wasn't going to get much higher in football. At the same time, I sensed I could go somewhere in acting. I'm 28, which is young for acting, whereas in football I'd now be near the end of my career.

Martin Compston
- Up
- Time
- Truth
I've been lucky enough to work with some great directors, and I don't want to throw that away by doing one big horrible big budget film.

Martin Compston
- Work
- Great
A lot of the films I do go down brilliantly critically and win awards, but not a lot of people see them.

Martin Compston
- People
There was a lot of pressure on me when I was 18, 19 to move to America. I went out for a couple of weeks and hated it. I thought I could go out my mind. You could really see how people could go off the rails.

Martin Compston
- People
- Mind
- America
The last time I threw a punch was in primary school, and that was probably a slap.

Martin Compston
- Time
- School

Acting has been really good me. You end up in some wild places, and I love adventure.

Martin Compston
- Up
- Good
- Adventure
I've two huge German shepherds who are my boys. They're called Biscuit and Buster, and I love them to bits.

Martin Compston
- German
I'm a lucky boy. Never wanted for anything; new tracksuit, new pair of football boots. I had a happy childhood.

Martin Compston
- Happy
- Football
- Boy