I’m not cut out to be a famous person I can’t do my hair and makeup well enough. less than 1 minute read
I’ve also long since realized that the way to really engage children is to give out prizes it’s amazing how it concentrates their minds. less than 1 minute read
The Band was always famous for its retirements we’d go and play and get a little petty cash together, and then not see each other till it was time to fill our pockets up again. less than 1 minute read
It’s been real weird. It wasn’t how I expected my life to turn out. Especially, mainly pertaining to the show. It never crossed my mind that one day I’m gonna be big and famous and have my own TV show, you know? less than 1 minute read
I don’t ever want to be hugely famous because I had a little taste of it after ‘East Is East’ and ‘Bend It.’ less than 1 minute read
I never feel so utterly fraudulent as when I review a movie whose charms impress all in the world and I simply do not get it. The other variant is that I love something the world disdains. This has had severe career consequences: I am still famous - or notorious - in certain quarters where I am recalled as the man who liked ‘Hudson Hawk.’ less than 1 minute read
I know I had my equivalents in Adrian Lester and Lenny James when I was at drama school. I remember David Harewood doing ‘Othello’ at the National, and Adrian Lester having done Cheek by Jowl’s famous ‘As You Like It and Company’ at the Donmar. Not necessarily performances I saw, but just the fact they happened was massively encouraging. less than 1 minute read
For me, I never, never, from the moment I started acting, had a desire to be famous. less than 1 minute read
