Martin Freeman Quotes
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Michael Caine, Tom Courtenay and Al Pacino made me want to act. I've always been interested in men with a vulnerable side.
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I am a fan of the Coen brothers. I'm not a fanatic. I'm a big admirer. They create unique worlds, and there is a real atmosphere to their films. Not everyone can get that. That's a massive part of their appeal: you can recognise them. Like all the great directors or artists, you know it when you see it.
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The best of American television is thought-provoking, original, brilliant, exciting - from 'The Sopranos' on, whether it's 'The Wire' or 'Breaking Bad' or 'House of Cards,' they're fantastic pieces of art.
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I think when see you a character on the screen who is actually being touched by the world, and the stuff is actually landing on him, it makes you empathize.
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There's a difference between the parts that I play and who I am and who people think I am. There's quite a big discrepancy sometimes between those things.
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I grew up in the suburbs, so I remember arriving at Waterloo and seeing Big Ben and the coloured lights on top of the Southbank Centre and thinking, 'Wow!'
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I'm always interested with other actors in what their process is, and are they still interested in acting, as opposed to being a star.
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I'm just a sucker for a good script.
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Even someone as truly dark as Lorne Malvo is still very attractive, and you want to spend time with him because he's a fun character.
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I like things that are simple, such as an alarm clock.
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I think people just like seeing friendship. I think people like seeing people who just drive each other up the wall, but at same time, can't live without each other.
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Acting is the only thing I'm even vaguely good at and acting is something that I think I do know about.
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I've not been called on to do a lot of accent work.
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If everyone's just saying what they feel and doing whatever they want, there's no drama in the world. And there's also no truth to it, 'cause that's just not the truth.
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I like talky scenes.
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I think the only directing I'd be any good at is theatre directing. It's the only thing I can see myself doing.
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Comedy can't be about continuous success.
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I'm not a writer, director or producer.
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Television is where the great movies that used to exist have gone.
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I suppose the real cult things now are independent films made for a million pounds.
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There are still things technically about films that I think are a mystery to me and I want to remain a mystery. I don't particularly want to know what everyone's job is because I've got lines to learn.
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As soon as a job finishes, I am done with it. When I'm really, really enjoying the job, I love the job, I want it to end because it's supposed to.
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Actors are people who are doing a job they want to do, which isn't the case for many of the people who watch what we do.
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I work in public.