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17 quotes by Christian McKay

Christian McKay (born 11 November 1973 ) is an English stage and screen actor. He is well known for his portrayal of Orson Welles in the 2008 film Me and Orson Welles, which received critical praise and was nominated for awards such as the BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor. He also appeared in movies such as You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger, Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy and Rush.
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I once met a man who was a billionaire, and I said to him: 'Are you a self-made man?' - and he turned around and said: 'No man is... →

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Do I have any potential as an actor? I don't know. I'm still wondering. But acting has kind of taken over.

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Film is limitless, but some stage presentations on film can look too theatrical.

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I always wanted to be an independent maverick, writing plays and putting them on myself.

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I hope I have quite a few great roles to come.

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I personally think 'Chimes of Midnight' is a much better film than 'Citizen Kane.'

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I want to record 'Goyescas' by Granados, which has been a great love of mine since I was a teenager.

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I was always jealous of my violinist friends and cellist friends who traveled with their instruments.

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I'm very happy in my 18th century worker's cottage in Kent and playing my music for the dog-walkers paused outside.

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It's more difficult playing a real-life person than a fictional character - you can go easy on yourself with a fictional character.

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Now I have an agent, a manager, a lawyer, a publicist, all the king's horses and all the king's men.

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Originally I studied as a musician, a classical pianist. That was my career before I took up acting in my late 20s.

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People say to me now, 'Oh, you've given up the piano.' How can you? Music is a virus.

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