Brian Cox Quotes

United Kingdom, Actor
June 1, 1946

Brian Denis Cox, CBE is a Scottish actor who works with the Royal Shakespeare Company, where he gained recognition for his portrayal of King Lear. Cox is also known for appearing in Super Troopers, The Bourne Identity, The Bourne Supremacy, X2, Braveheart, Rushmore, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Troy, and Doctor Who. He was the first actor to portray Hannibal Lecter on film in 1986's Manhunter.

For me, it's just acting. It's pretending. The best actors are children, and children don't do research. You never see a child going, 'I'm wondering about my motivation here. How can I do this toy? How can I do this train? I don't feel train.'

Brian Cox
- Children
- motivation
I always think I look like the Elephant Man - I can't get used to my own image.

Brian Cox
- Elephant

I come from a working class community in eastern Scotland, and I've always been a populist, though not a patronising populist.

Brian Cox
- Community
Ah, there's a director. Astonishing, Spike Lee. A feisty guy, but a guy who's, I think, incredibly misunderstood. I think people review his politics or his color as opposed to his filmmaking sometimes. Because he's a wonderful, wonderful filmmaker and a lover of the art.

Brian Cox
- People
- Art
- Guy
People always make that mistake when they talk about theatre - the notion of the 'theatrical' meaning something separate from life. If it doesn't relate to life, it doesn't relate to anything.

Brian Cox
- People
- Life
- Mistake
I didn't have this feeling that I should be a leading actor in the cinema. And I wouldn't want the responsibility of the opening weekend.

Brian Cox
The problem is that the U.K. in essence is a feudal society. It's everyone in their place.

Brian Cox
- Society