Martin Freeman Quotes
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Disappointment is an endless wellspring of comedy inspiration.
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You could say I'm a mod, but with a small 'm'; I don't wear a parka, but I do question what I wear and what I listen to, which is what it's all about.
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I've always got my eye on my deathbed.
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I like out, I like the outside world.
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True heroics, obviously, is not the absence of fear, but having that fear and doing something anyway.
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I think if you were known for playing something other than being a nice guy then people might be a little less likely to take liberties with you. If you are Ray Winstone, and people have seen you kick a few people to death, then they are a little less likely to approach you or whatever.
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Not all Peter Greenaway's stuff is sequential, narrative story. Some of it is like an art installation and I'm not particularly interested in being in an art installation to be honest. I'm interested in the story.
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I've been doing interviews for years, and in all that time, I've virtually never read one and gone, 'Yep, factually and tonally that's exactly what happened.' Pretty much never.
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I buy DVDs. I don't really buy CDs unless they're for other people.
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The great thing about getting older is that you learn not to care about being cool. I'm happy with who I am, I know what I like and I can't see myself changing… not for a little while, at least.
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Why does everyone have to pretend to be stupid and not know long words?
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My idea of a good night out is staying in.
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I like things that are simple, such as an alarm clock.
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I look like the man in the moon.
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I guess like any friendship, marriage, or whatever it is familiarity breeds more contempt, and more love. They're just more settled with each other now.
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Acting is the only thing I'm even vaguely good at and acting is something that I think I do know about.
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I'm a big believer that life changes as much as you want it to.
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I've always loved Christmas and that's not really gone away from me from being a child to now. It's always a magical time and I'm unashamed in my love for Christmas.
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I don't think it was a surprise that I ended up as an actor, and it was anything but a disappointment.
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Every actor is riddled with insecurity, of course. But weirdly, I don't really find that I'd be daunted with taking on roles or anything.
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What makes Shakespeare eternal is his grasp of psychology. He knew how to nail stuff about us as human beings.
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People misunderstand me.
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I would wear a full-length cape if I could get away with it - I do love a good swirl in a fog.
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I only really watch my own films, I don't watch any other films and I don't particularly like any other actors.
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I can spot someone with similar fashion sense to me a mile off.
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I'm not posh or common, I'm in between.
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I was probably cool around the end of 2002.
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I love home. I'd rather be at home than anywhere else.
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Benedict (Cumberbatch, who is playing Sherlock) looks amazing. He's still got a Sherlockian silhouette, with a large overcoat, but in a classic cut. Watson dresses with an urban elegance, a touch of old school dashing, giving a feeling of both the military and medical profession. I suppose it's something they have in common as well. They're a bit metrosexual.
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There's a difference between the parts that I play and who I am and who people think I am. There's quite a big discrepancy sometimes between those things.
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