Quotes by Bob Hoskins

About Bob Hoskins:

Robert William was an English actor known for playing Cockneys and gangsters. He was known for his lead roles in The Long Good Friday (1980), Mona Lisa (1986), Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), Mermaids (1990), and Super Mario Bros. (1993), and supporting performances in Brazil (1985), Hook (1991), Nixon (1995), Mrs. Henderson Presents (2005), A Christmas Carol (2009), Made in Dagenham (2010) and Snow White and the Huntsman (2012).
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I realised one day that men are emotional cripples. We can't express ourselves emotionally, we can only do it with anger and humour. Emotional stability and expression comes from women.

Bob Hoskins

It's your life, live it your way.

Bob Hoskins

One of the things I've realised is that I am very simple. My wife asked me once if I loved her. I said: 'Look love, I'm a simple man. I love you. End of story.' But I guess you gotta keep saying it with women. I guess she needed reassurance.

Bob Hoskins

I've watched films and even forgotten I'm in them.

Bob Hoskins

If you are going to do a film properly you have to give yourself completely to it.

Bob Hoskins

Actors are just entertainers, even the serious ones. That's all an actor is. He's like a serious Bruce Forsyth.

Bob Hoskins

Monogamy is a possibility - and a necessity. Kids have got to have something they can rely on. You have got to have something you rely on.

Bob Hoskins

Quantum physics is a bit of a passion of mine. It's extraordinary. There's a branch of mathematics that is based on lunacy, and that's wonderful.

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I'm a feminist, yes! Very strongly.

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I am fairly rich. Money's very handy, let's face it.

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I'm very romantic. I've emptied flower shops.

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I've played so many historical characters because most horrible dictators are short, fat, middle-aged men.

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It's not easy to walk out on a marriage and two young kids, and it's the most difficult thing I've ever had to do.

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I'd say I am partial to women.

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Author Bio

  • NameBob Hoskins
  • DescriptionBritish actor
  • AliasesRobert William Hoskins, Jr.
  • BornOctober 26, 1942
  • DiedApril 29, 2014
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionTelevision Actor; Film Actor; Actor; Film Director; Screenwriter; Film Producer
  • AwardsDonostia Award