Jim Broadbent quotes

I think we all have a selfish gene which rises to the top, sometimes. But then we're also all capable of a sudden magnanimity. (Jim Broadbent)
People smile at me as if they know me. I just smile back. They probably might know me. View quote
Jim Broadbent
When you research someone, you actually get beyond your own preconceptions and become aware of the human being other than the image. You become empathetic and sympathetic in turn. View quote
Jim Broadbent
I'm not that comfortable with actors receiving honours, partly because I think they ought to go to those who really help others. View quote
Jim Broadbent
In today's politics, it would be good to have politicians who are more upfront about what they felt and actually not trying to bend with every breeze. They're infuriating, all of them. View quote
Jim Broadbent
I love a really good storyline. View quote
Jim Broadbent
In Hollywood films everything is tidied up at the end with clean lines and clean character definitions. It's sort of unsatisfying. View quote
Jim Broadbent
Other people have a much better idea of what I might do than I. View quote
Jim Broadbent
The films I enjoy seeing are those that reveal lives I was unaware of... in different cultures or whatever. View quote
Jim Broadbent
It's fatal to talk about acting. It sounds faintly ridiculous if you start analysing it. View quote
Jim Broadbent
The world would be a duller place without Moulin Rouge. (Jim Broadbent)
Oh, I think I've been entirely selfish with my career. I've done what I wanted to do, and not put myself out for anyone else particularly. View quote
Jim Broadbent
I haven't got a writer's discipline. View quote
Jim Broadbent
You can't be angsty all day or else it becomes a sort of pale angst. View quote
Jim Broadbent
If you're playing any real person, live or dead, you certainly have a responsibility to produce that reputation in some way. View quote
Jim Broadbent
A make-up artist I know polished her Oscar and it lost its lustre. But if you don't polish it, it doesn't tarnish. View quote
Jim Broadbent
I like being able to go to the supermarket and go on the Tube and have an ordinary domestic life. I'd hate to have to protect myself. I'm quite lucky that I can carry on without any intrusions. I don't get given a hard time by anyone. View quote
Jim Broadbent
I like reflecting the culture I understand best, spotting the idiosyncrasies of British people and revealing them to an audience in a way that amuses is what I find fun. View quote
Jim Broadbent
I see myself as a small 'l' liberal, but not coalition liberal, necessarily. View quote
Jim Broadbent
In fact I'd like to go back and live in Shakespeare's London. View quote
Jim Broadbent
It's funny how a film about a murderous old English toff can help you. (Jim Broadbent)
I do always like to do things I haven't done before, so I'm always looking out for things in a different genre, or a different sort of character. View quote
Jim Broadbent
I never was a great Thatcher fan, and it wasn't a sad day in my life when she resigned. View quote
Jim Broadbent