Quotes by Martin Freeman

About Martin Freeman:

Martin John Christopher Freeman is an English actor, best known for portraying Tim Canterbury in the original UK version of sitcom mockumentary The Office, Dr. John Watson in the British crime drama Sherlock, Bilbo Baggins in Peter Jackson's The Hobbit film trilogy, and Lester Nygaard in the dark comedy-crime drama TV series Fargo.
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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.

Martin Freeman

There are still things technically about films that I think are a mystery to me and I want to remain a mystery. I don't particularly want to know what everyone's job is because I've got lines to learn.

Martin Freeman

There is nothing far-fetched about disappointment as a subject for comedy. It's something we are all too familiar with.

Martin Freeman

I did a play once where a reviewer said, 'Martin Freeman's too nice to play a bad guy.' And I thought: 'Well, bad guys aren't always bad guys, you know?' When I see someone play the obvious villain, I know it's false.

Martin Freeman

What makes Shakespeare eternal is his grasp of psychology. He knew how to nail stuff about us as human beings.

Martin Freeman

We can all look on the Internet and go, 'He hates me! Oh, but she loves me. Oh, but he hates me,' you know. And that way, madness lies.

Martin Freeman

I've never been to a festival. I'm a creature of habit, mashed-potato comfort, I like rugs. Our sofa's squishy. Maybe too squishy - it's hard to get up sometimes.

Martin Freeman

I buy DVDs. I don't really buy CDs unless they're for other people.

Martin Freeman

To my mind there are not enough things that show the Nazis as human, as smart people, charismatic people, who are not inhuman naturally. But who are able to be fantastically inhuman when they choose to be.

Martin Freeman

I like bootcut jeans in a plain style with a nice line.

Martin Freeman

Americans assume all British people have at least one servant.

Martin Freeman

As an actor, you know there are things you get asked to do that you do quite well, with less effort.

Martin Freeman

Although there's an inherent light-heartedness to 'Sherlock,' I slightly err towards not doing the comedy.

Martin Freeman

As soon as you get two actors in a room and they're locking eyes, they're doing a scene.

Martin Freeman

Actors are people who are doing a job they want to do, which isn't the case for many of the people who watch what we do.

Martin Freeman

Coming back from doing 'The Hobbit,' you think 'Sherlock' is realistic, but of course, it's not that realistic.

Martin Freeman

Are there many Tims in America? I don't know if I can think of many American Tims.

Martin Freeman

I didn't audition for 'Fargo.' It was a straight offer.

Martin Freeman

Don't get me wrong - I'm a big fan of things American - but when American people do British stuff, it's so universally dreadful.

Martin Freeman

I could say, 'I want to play a French-African humpback,' but I probably won't get that role.

Martin Freeman

Fans want to see a story with characters, and they want to see a story.

Martin Freeman

Author Bio

  • NameMartin Freeman
  • DescriptionEnglish actor
  • AliasesMartin John Christopher Freeman
  • BornSeptember 8, 1971
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionActor; Television Actor; Film Actor; Voice Actor