Most dictators were short, fat, middle-aged and hairless. Besides Danny Devito, there’s only me to play them.
BOB HOSKINSBefore Michael Caine you had to have been in the RAF to be an actor.
More Bob Hoskins Quotes
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One of the things I’ve realised is that I am very simple. My wife asked me once if I loved her. I said: ‘Look love, I’m a simple man. I love you.
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I’ve played so many historical characters because most horrible dictators are short, fat, middle-aged men.
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I’m very romantic. I’ve emptied flower shops.
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If you are going to do a film properly you have to give yourself completely to it.
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Quantum physics is a bit of a passion of mine. It’s extraordinary. There’s a branch of mathematics that is based on lunacy, and that’s wonderful.
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What would I have done if I wasn’t an actor? Probably rob banks.
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You have to learn to hallucinate.
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Emotional stability and expression comes from women.
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It’s your life, live it your way.
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I’m a feminist, yes! Very strongly.
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I realised one day that men are emotional cripples. We cant express ourselves emotionally, we can only do it with anger and humour.
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I thought if I could capture some of that expression, that depth of emotion, it will make me interesting to watch as an actor.
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I’ve watched films and even forgotten I’m in them.
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I started my career by becoming a stalker, watching women in the street, the way they greet each other.
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Before Michael Caine you had to have been in the RAF to be an actor.
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