Martin Freeman Quotes
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Television is where the great movies that used to exist have gone.
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When I was at youth theatre and drama school, I never thought people would mistake me for a stand-up.
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I don't like affectation.
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I've always been attracted to darkness.
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I've got a pretty good musical ear, and I can pick things up.
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I wasn't like a Fifties dad.
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The design of 'Love Actually,' the typeface, the basic line of that poster and that DVD cover has been ripped off so many times.
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Don't get me wrong - I'm a big fan of things American - but when American people do British stuff, it's so universally dreadful.
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I wanted to be an actor because I saw 'Dog Day Afternoon,' you know what I mean?
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I like the idea of not everything happening between two human beings to be everyone's property.
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It would be a shame for me if I were to become 'Mr. Half-Hour Sitcom.'
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If you are a plumber, you can work on a shed, or you can work on a mansion. It's just scale.
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It's hard talking about acting, in a way, because it's like explaining a joke: I do think it loses something in the telling.
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Although there's an inherent light-heartedness to 'Sherlock,' I slightly err towards not doing the comedy.
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I like bootcut jeans in a plain style with a nice line.
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There is nothing far-fetched about disappointment as a subject for comedy. It's something we are all too familiar with.
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My job as an actor is for you, so why should my private life be for you, too? That's not fair.
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I have less than no interest in trying to replicate another brilliant actor's work, thank you very much.
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I didn't audition for 'Fargo.' It was a straight offer.
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I was probably cool around the end of 2002.
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You could say I'm a mod, but with a small 'm'; I don't wear a parka, but I do question what I wear and what I listen to, which is what it's all about.
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It's more fun to keep stuff secret.
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Organised religion, organised anything, requires commitment and requires an engagement with something. A lot of the time, we don't want to commit.
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When I wear jeans I want to look like a man, not a child.