Martin Freeman Quotes
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I don't want to sound like a grumpy old man, but nothing winds me up more than people saying, 'Chill out' to me when I'm irritated!
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I want to inspire children to be obsessed over jewellery.
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There are lots of things that keep me awake at night, but work isn't one of them. I mean, no-one's going to die if someone doesn't like what I do. So I don't feel a great pressure.
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I don't think anyone looks into their family tree and expects it to come up smelling of roses.
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I have never been in, nor have I had any strong particular desire to be in, what is termed a costume drama, but I keep forgetting to think of 'Charles II' as a costume drama.
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I love watching Billy Bob, just as a punter anyway. I like his work. But working with him is really easy and really straight-forward. He's immediately good. He doesn't have to work up to it. He doesn't make your life difficult. He listens. He's a very good listener, in terms of his acting.
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I hope I inspire children to make films.
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'The Hobbit's a big gig. It's a huge circus that you become a part of.
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Humour is - how do I say this without sounding pompous - it's a huge part of my life.
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I like the quiet life sometimes. I also love a bustling press conference sometimes as well. I love a 600 metre red carpet.
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When people bully us, we are complicit in it in some way. We do allow it to happen to some extent.
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Name anything - high-definition TV, computer obsolescence - and I'm pretty much annoyed by it.
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I don't want to be poor, of course. But I try not to make that the guiding force behind whether I choose to do something or not.
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I like being called 'Mr. Freeman' occasionally.
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If you want your film to be instantly green-lit, your first approach is not to go to a relatively unknown English actor. They're not going to throw millions of dollars at you for that.
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I like out, I like the outside world.
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All my life, I've felt people are looking at me. So, when I became known, it was like, 'I'm not imagining this any more. People genuinely are staring at me. Oh, Christ, now they're coming over!'
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I value being able to go into a record shop and people leaving me alone.
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I know very few people who have literally improvised a film from start to finish.
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There are always challenges to green screen.
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I don't get cast as the guy who steps off a yacht in a white linen suit with a martini.
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I'm quite a disciplinarian: I can be a shouter. But I can be a very demonstrative kisser and hugger.
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Coming back from doing 'The Hobbit,' you think 'Sherlock' is realistic, but of course, it's not that realistic.
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You don't want your children to look at you like you are anything special other than their dad.