Robert Carlyle quotes - page 3

I used to be a rabid reader, but now it's scripts or nothing - network television is quite relentless, and you can't drop the ball. (Robert Carlyle)
I want to keep audiences off balance, so they don't know who I am or how to take me. If I duck and weave, as Frank Bruno might say, I'll have a longer shelf life. View quote
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I'm in four different films this year, and I have four different accents. I sound different in every film. You have to love a character to play it well, and change in my work is what I want. View quote
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When I look back at my past and the way I grew up, I grew up on communes. That was meant to be. View quote
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I played a maniac fan who murders a policeman and she did my makeup. I thought anyone interested in me looking like that must have genuinely liked me. View quote
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I've always taken my love of children from my father. He was a children magnet. Suddenly, having my first child hit home what my dad went through. View quote
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Acting is probably the greatest therapy in the world. You can get a lot stuff out of you on the set so you don't have to take it home with you at night. It's the stuff between the lines, the empty space between those lines which is interesting. View quote
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My dad was rubbish at all other aspects of his financial life, but he's pretty good at paying the rent. View quote
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I often have scripts sent to me with allegedly Scottish characters where I end up telling them, 'You're going to have to rethink this whole thing! View quote
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I don't want to be a luvvie actor. It took a long time for me to accept I was an actor, a professional actor, and that, actually, I make a living out of this. View quote
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My understanding of zombie movies is people rising from the dead, from their graves, stuff like that, and walking very slowly. (Robert Carlyle)
There's a kind of unwritten rule: Don't say anything at all, and everything will be fine. It's a producer's medium. The directors aren't there to make any decisions. They're not going to change anything. View quote
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