Martin Freeman Quotes
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My main priority in any job is when is the soonest I can get back to the three people I love most in the world.
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I don't like affectation.
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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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In my life, the strongest evidence of any fandom is 'Sherlock' - 'Hobbit' fans are positively restrained.
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I like talky scenes.
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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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What makes Shakespeare eternal is his grasp of psychology. He knew how to nail stuff about us as human beings.
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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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Acting is reacting, and it's always easier to react when someone is doing a good job.
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I was probably cool around the end of 2002.
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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 the idea of not everything happening between two human beings to be everyone's property.
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If it were purely up to me, my kids would probably be vegetarian Catholic Marxists.
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I've tried not to treat Shakespeare as a marble giant.
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I read 'Animal Farm' when I was 11, and it remained my favorite book, really.
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It would be a shame for me if I were to become 'Mr. Half-Hour Sitcom.'
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We all know the films that have affected us from the age of nine onwards, that mean so much to us.
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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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I would wear a full-length cape if I could get away with it - I do love a good swirl in a fog.
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I like bootcut jeans in a plain style with a nice line.
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We all know that people who've never been on a film set think it's way more glamorous than the people who work on them.
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I've always loved Christmas and that's not really gone away from me from being a child to now. It's always a magical time and I'm unashamed in my love for Christmas.
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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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It's always the case, whenever you're doing someone real, how much you want to do an impression or a characterisation. If I was doing Churchill, or Gandhi - people know exactly how they talked, walked.