Quotes by James Callis

About James Callis:

James Callis is an English actor. He is best known for playing Dr. Gaius Baltar in the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica miniseries and television series, and Bridget Jones' best friend in Bridget Jones's Diary and Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason. He joined the cast of the TV Series Eureka, on Syfy, in 2010.
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My Latin education teaches me that religion comes from religio, which means, 'to bind.' To bind with rope. And that's all it means. So whenever I hear somebody go, 'I feel so religious right now!' I'm like, 'Well, you're tying yourself up in knots, a...

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I was convinced that I was going to be onstage for the rest of my life.

James Callis

I think the level of devotion some sci-fi fans display turns other people off.

James Callis

There wasn't very much going on in London about five years ago, and I just took a ticket on spec and went to Los Angeles. I think it was in my second week that I auditioned for 'Battlestar.'

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You don't want to diminish anybody's pain and suffering.

James Callis

I went to study English for two reasons. Principally because when I was in university, studying drama wasn't considered an option. You couldn't get a degree course for it. And so many plays and things that I was interested in landed themselves in a b...

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When I was at drama school in the U.K., I was there for two and a half years, and we did one week of television and film. It's right before you leave. It's like, 'We've taught you Chekhov and Shakespeare; you are likely to be in a washing-up soap-liq...

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I think that there should be a Gaius Baltar Award for Moral Cowardice given out to people every year.

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Jane Austen is very amusing.

James Callis

You're always concerned for your character. You should be.

James Callis

When somebody says, 'Action,' I act. When they say, 'Cut,' that's my job. I've done it.

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Jokes are very curious things psychologically.

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You can go lots of places as Gaius Baltar that other people aren't allowed to pursue.

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Anybody who has political ambition has an Achilles heel.

James Callis

My first show, in England, was called 'Soldier, Soldier.'

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One of my kids keeps on saying that he wants to be a paleontologist, but first he wants to make a time machine, so he can go back and save the dinosaurs.

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On a personal note, myself, I find religion - I can understand it, I can understand why we have it, as a kind of force on the planet. And I also at the same time think it's ludicrous.

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Author Bio

  • NameJames Callis
  • DescriptionEnglish actor
  • BornJune 4, 1971
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionActor; Film Actor; Television Actor