Bill: My father gave his life, making this country what it is. Murdered by the British with all of his men on the twenty fifth of July, anno domini, 1814. Do you think I'm going to help you befoul his legacy, by giving this country over to them, what...
British referee: Ten minutes, luv. Maggie Fitzgerald: Man says he loves me. Frankie Dunn: Well, he's probably not the first one to say that. Maggie Fitzgerald: First since my daddy. Frankie Dunn: Hm. Maggie Fitzgerald: I win, you think he'll propose?...
Capt. Ezekiel Bradbury 'Me Lay' Marston IV: [in the middle of an operation] Who are you guys? Hawkeye Pierce: [mock-British accent] I'm Dr. Jekyll, actually, and this is my friend, Mr. Hyde. Trapper John: Grrrr! Capt. Ezekiel Bradbury 'Me Lay' Marsto...
[of the British ambushing the pirates] Elizabeth: No... Wait... Stop! The pirates are undead! They'll all be killed! This is Jack Sparrow's doing! Lt. Gillette: Don't worry, Miss, he's already been informed of that, a little mermaid flopped up on dec...
Finbar: [the IRA have just gunned down several Black and Tans] Mercenaries! That were paid to come over here to make us crawl, and to wipe us out. We've just sent a message to the British cabinet that will echo and reverbarate around the world! If th...
I believe that all novels, ... deal with character, and that it is to express character – not to preach doctrines, sing songs, or celebrate the glories of the British Empire, that the form of the novel, so clumsy, verbose, and undramatic, so rich, ...
I don't think there's any deep psychological reason. It isn't comparable, say, to America's involvement with Vietnam and the emotional scars that that has left behind. A much more cogent way of looking at it is that the British have suddenly realized...
That's what I love most about writers--they're such lousy actors.
I like actors that are good with pantomime and that can transmit a lot by their presence and attitude more than through their dialogue.
As an actor, you get to sort of bounce back and forth in terms of the age range you play and the life experience that your characters have.
I follow Elle Fanning's career. I really like to follow actors who are a similar age to me. Just to see what they're up to.
The '80s were about trying to establish myself as an actor with a career. And being a teenager enjoying the fruits of being successful with lots of what I think is appropriate for that age.
I'm much more open to being a supporting actor right now. At the age of 60, I'll be second fiddle. Fine. I'm happy to do it.
My career as an actor started when I was six years old, taking dancing lessons. Then I started getting paid jobs to dance at the age of seven.
The most amazing thing you can ask for as an actor from a director is that you're being seen, that the choices made are informed.
I know some amazing actors who are not mortified every moment of the day, so my feeling is that maybe you don't have to be a wreck to be good.
I just enjoy working with really wonderful actors and amazing creative people and I hope to keep doing that, no matter where.
I'm a firm believer that actors take to work who they aren't at home. People show their other self in their art or in their work.
I became an actor because it was my clumsy attempt to become myself.
I think that being a producer is business and being an actor is art.
Actors should ACT. Not sell perfume, or write cookbooks.
