Paul Bettany quotes

Because it doesn't happen like this, where we're having an interview and it sort of turns into a conversation--and a quite gratifying one, because it's all about me. (Paul Bettany)
For some ungodly reason, I end up being naked in a lot of stuff. But there is a certain grace and kudos that come with taking your clothes off on the first day, a respect that is given by the rest of the cast. View quote
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For a while, I stopped enjoying making movies and I stopped enjoying acting, because I made a few decisions that I wish I hadn't made. View quote
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It's weird, because usually if you're British and you go to America you play baddies; but I play naughty people here and goodies in America. View quote
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A lot of nonsense is spoken about morality. The world is full of people who have had affairs and most marriages, if you look at the statistics, break down, and does that make people evil? It's they've made bad decisions. It diminishes the situation to say someone is 'morally bankrupt' because they've had an affair. View quote
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But I feel truly wowed by the architecture and the meaning of the architecture if you get lost in it and think about the man hours in the smallest little chapel, and the love involved. God its fantastic. View quote
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I still read the British papers, but I've never been a Royalist, ever. It's funny, there always seems to be much more of a fascination with the Royal Family over here then there does in England. View quote
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I feel safe in saying this, and that is that Peter Weir is without a doubt one of the greatest filmmakers of all time. I'd open a door in a movie for him if he asked me to. View quote
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The difficulty of looking at a system like natural selection if you have any sort of moral sense yourself, is almost what makes it beautiful. View quote
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So the actual privilege is that you can then take time off - and if you don't, you're a fool. You're earning all this money to support children whom you then don't see, which is absurd. View quote
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The fact that in America bread lasts so long. You buy bread, and then it's bread forever - it's Forever Bread! (Paul Bettany)
Up until like five seconds ago, I just took what jobs came along. View quote
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I'm sure some people have an absolute grasp of where they are in their careers. I just don't think about it that much. View quote
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The trouble with talking about acting is that it's like sex. It's enormously fun to do but just dreadfully embarrassing when you have to talk about it. View quote
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The only thing I think I can be accused of about paparazzi is being really naive. I didnt think about it coming along with the job and I never, during my three years at drama school, fantasized about one bit of it. View quote
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I think when you're trying to produce a relationship on screen that doesn't actually exist, perhaps sometimes there's a temptation to look at each other more, to touch each other more... View quote
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In America, they shoot budgets and schedules, and they don't shoot films any more. There's more opportunity in Europe to make films that at least have a purity of intent. View quote
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I was born a Catholic and now I'm a lapsed Catholic. I'm something but I'm not a believer any more. View quote
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