David Suchet quotes

I'm never bored, never ever bored. If I've got a day off I'll sit in a cafe and watch and observe. I'm a great observer. (David Suchet)
I don't really want people to see me. I'm not into stardom. View quote
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Although I'm a very emotional man, I just can't have blind faith; I have to find out for myself. View quote
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I think it's very dangerous, the idea of celebrity - you have to be constantly controversial to maintain the status of celebrity. Reality TV is the death of entertainment - it's just mindless TV but popular because of its voyeuristic nature, and people are very voyeuristic. View quote
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A successful swindler has to be a great salesman even more than a great actor. View quote
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Deep inside, I am desperate to do comedy. View quote
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When I was 16, I made some little 35mm documentaries about the poor in London. I went round Notting Hill, which was a real slum in the 1950s, shooting film. View quote
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I became fascinated by the fact that people write to give away rather than write to be read. It's the difference between playwrights and novelists. View quote
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I'm really not interested in showing me or playing me. My gift as an actor, given to me, is to be able to become other people. View quote
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Inevitably, every part an actor plays contains some of himself. View quote
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I was a typical teen growing up in the 1960s, when everybody was into gurus and meditation. (David Suchet)
When I was 16, I played Macbeth at school and my English teacher said, 'I think you may have acting talent. Try to get into the National Youth Theatre of Great Britain and see where you get.' I wouldn't have thought of that at all. I wanted to be a surgeon, but I wasn't a clever man. View quote
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I'm really into my photography and am trying to catch up with digital generation - I was used to the old 35mm cameras. View quote
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I love music, especially classical like Verdi; it's a great way to relax. View quote
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When I was 18 and not sure whether I wanted to be an actor, I realised that a playwright has no voice without an actor. That's my reason for acting: to get that character as right as possible for my writer. And I have never changed my philosophy. View quote
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I'm 64 years old, and I've been acting now for 42 years. Only recently have I thought to myself, 'Hmmm, it may be interesting to start directing.' View quote
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