Quotes by Christopher Eccleston

About Christopher Eccleston:

Christopher Eccleston is an English actor.
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I think theatre is by far the most rewarding experience for an actor. You get 4 weeks to rehearse your character and then at 7:30 pm you start acting and nobody stops you, acting with your entire soul.

Christopher Eccleston

I know exactly where I've come from, I know exactly who my mum and dad are.

Christopher Eccleston

Often as a child you see someone with a learning disability or Down's Syndrome and my mum and dad were always very quick to explain exactly what was going on and to be in their own way inclusive and welcoming.

Christopher Eccleston

I wasn't always such a great fan of Shakespeare, mind you. I can guess we all at one time had it rammed down our necks at school, which tends to take the edge off it.

Christopher Eccleston

I love Dead Ringers. A democratic set, the work was taken seriously.

Christopher Eccleston

I love my accent, I thought it was useful in Gone In 60 Seconds because the standard villain is upper class or Cockney. My Northern accent would be an odd clash opposite Nic Cage.

Christopher Eccleston

I think the themes of belonging and parentage and love are obviously universal.

Christopher Eccleston

Any horror element is as much psychological as special effects.

Christopher Eccleston

I don't like to watch playback. But being on the set, watching the way the camera is being moved and the way the light is being used, you do get an idea of it.

Christopher Eccleston

I don't see a lot of films. I'm quite choosy, but there's certain films that stick out.

Christopher Eccleston

I got a tiny part in a play, auditioned for another one and got that as well. Not only that, the first finished on the Saturday and the other started on the Monday which is like an actor's dream!

Christopher Eccleston

I had bags of energy as a kid.

Christopher Eccleston

I had to help to coax the performances and I really enjoyed that extra responsibility.

Christopher Eccleston

I heard the various terms of abuse at school and probably indulged them in the way you do as a kid.

Christopher Eccleston

I only ever worked on interiors, and an interior is an interior. I don't know what they did about exteriors.

Christopher Eccleston

I think film and television are really a director's medium, whereas theatre is the actor's medium.

Christopher Eccleston

I used my instincts. It's very easy to imagine how you'd feel, actually. I just had to tell the narrative.

Christopher Eccleston

I've never been up with the times, always been slightly out of step.

Christopher Eccleston

It can be very difficult to trace your birth parents.

Christopher Eccleston

Jacobean plays, before Shakespeare, were particularly visceral.

Christopher Eccleston

Author Bio

  • NameChristopher Eccleston
  • DescriptionEnglish actor
  • BornFebruary 16, 1964
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionActor; Television Actor; Film Actor; Explorer