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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The reason I've never gone for pilot season even as a younger actor, and wouldn't entertain that sort of thing now, is the idea of signing a piece of paper that binds me for six or seven years.

Martin Freeman

To be honest, if people thought my performance in 'The Office' was the same as my performance in 'The Hobbit,' it would tell me everything I needed to know about what they know about acting.

Martin Freeman

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.

Martin Freeman

With superheroes and comics and fantasy and sci-fi being absolutely the popular currency in cinema, it's like people have said in endless magazines, it's the revenge of the geeks and all that. There's some truth in that.

Martin Freeman

If everyone's just saying what they feel and doing whatever they want, there's no drama in the world. And there's also no truth to it, 'cause that's just not the truth.

Martin Freeman

I don't think anyone looks into their family tree and expects it to come up smelling of roses.

Martin Freeman

I was probably cool around the end of 2002.

Martin Freeman

I don't like 'cool telly.'

Martin Freeman

I love home. I'd rather be at home than anywhere else.

Martin Freeman

I've got a stag weekend coming up and I've said I'm not doing anything more than a few drinks. I won't have it. I'll go home and watch Antiques Roadshow.

Martin Freeman

I hope I inspire children to make films.

Martin Freeman

You absorb 2,000 years of history just by being near the Thames.

Martin Freeman

I can live without endless television programmes and films just centered around computers. I can sort of live without that.

Martin Freeman

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.

Martin Freeman

I wasn't like a Fifties dad.

Martin Freeman

You don't want your children to look at you like you are anything special other than their dad.

Martin Freeman

The design of 'Love Actually,' the typeface, the basic line of that poster and that DVD cover has been ripped off so many times.

Martin Freeman

I am a fan of the Coen brothers. I'm not a fanatic. I'm a big admirer. They create unique worlds, and there is a real atmosphere to their films. Not everyone can get that. That's a massive part of their appeal: you can recognise them. Like all the gr...

Martin Freeman

I'm afraid I don't have a very pragmatic or unromantic view of props. I don't imbue them with any great sense of mystery or anything.

Martin Freeman

Television is where the great movies that used to exist have gone.

Martin Freeman

There are lots of things that keep me awake at night, but work isn't one of them. I mean, no-one's going to die if someone doesn't like what I do. So I don't feel a great pressure.

Martin Freeman

Author Bio

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