Jim Piddock Quotes

United Kingdom, Actor
April 8, 1956

James Anthony Piddock (born 8 April 1956) is an English actor, writer, and producer who began his career on the stage in the United Kingdom, before emigrating to the U.S. in 1981.

Also known as Writer, Producer

Most of my writing work has been in film. I have done some TV, but most of it has been in film.

Jim Piddock
- Work
- Writing
- Done
When I first did 'Best in Show,' I had never done any improvisation.

Jim Piddock
- Done

The truth is very few of us are related to Napoleon or Cleopatra. Although, those are bad examples as I am actually descended from both of them.

Jim Piddock
- Truth
- Bad
- Napoleon
Chris O'Dowd is a very special talent. He's one of those very, very rare actors who can be the clown, or he can be the straight man playing off the clown, in a scene.

Jim Piddock
There's no traditional three act structure - or beginning, middle and end - to a family tree. By its nature, it has almost infinite different branches, or episodes, to explore in every direction.

Jim Piddock
- Different
- Family
- Nature
I have immense admiration for the writer/directors and director/actors who just seamlessly do both jobs at the same time.

Jim Piddock
- Time
I'm an old school actor in the sense. More and more now, I play myself as I get older. Even as a writer, I never got typecast. I've always bounced from project to project or initiated my own things.

Jim Piddock
- School