Jim Broadbent Quotes

United Kingdom, Actor
May 24, 1949

James Broadbent (born 24 May 1949) is an English actor. He won an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award for his supporting role as John Bayley in the feature film Iris (2001), as well as winning a BAFTA TV Award and a Golden Globe for his leading role as Lord Longford in the television film Longford (2006).

I like reflecting the culture I understand best, spotting the idiosyncrasies of British people and revealing them to an audience in a way that amuses is what I find fun.

Jim Broadbent
- People
- Fun
- Culture
I regret behaving badly when I was younger. I did not know any better at the time. The thing is that the incidents that I caused were not funny... Youth is wasted on the young. It is better to have the wisdom of an old man in a young body... I was a bit foolish and teased people, trying to be funny.

Jim Broadbent
- People
- Time
- Trying

I love a really good storyline.

Jim Broadbent
- Good
Other people have a much better idea of what I might do than I.

Jim Broadbent
- People
A make-up artist I know polished her Oscar and it lost its lustre. But if you don't polish it, it doesn't tarnish.

Jim Broadbent
- Up
- Lost
I never was a great Thatcher fan, and it wasn't a sad day in my life when she resigned.

Jim Broadbent
- Life
- Great
- She
We've all got a black book of missed opportunities.

Jim Broadbent
- Book
- Black
The films I enjoy seeing are those that reveal lives I was unaware of... in different cultures or whatever.

Jim Broadbent
- Different

Fluency in even one other language would be fantastic.

Jim Broadbent
People smile at me as if they know me. I just smile back. They probably might know me.

Jim Broadbent
- People
- Smile
Occasionally, I've been asked to do American roles, and once or twice I have, but I don't understand Americans. I don't have any real feeling for American culture.

Jim Broadbent
- Real
- American
- Culture