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29 quotes by Eddie Marsan

Edward Maurice Charles "Eddie" Marsan (born 9 June 1968) is an English actor. He appeared in the films Gangster No. 1 (2000), Mission: Impossible III (2006), Sixty Six (2006), V for Vendetta (2006), Hancock (2008), Happy-Go-Lucky (2008), Sherlock Holmes (2009), War Horse (2011), Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011), The Best of Men (2012), and The World's End (2013). He also appears in Showtime's TV series Ray Donovan (2013) as 'Terry'.
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I wanted to work with Bryan Singer because I like his films.

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My business is not to show anybody anything; my job is just to do it.

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As a working-class actor, leaving school with no qualifications, being a printer and then becoming an actor and then working with people who to a... →

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Different races never fazed me because coming from Bethnal Green, I'd been around people of different races forever. Different class? That was... →

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I come from a place where there's violence and inarticulacy. I worked in a pub from the age of 12 or 13. I used to see people smashing glasses... →

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I have friends who are leading men, and they're only ever allowed to play leading men of a certain type. But as a character actor, there's a... →

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I was approached to do something for seven years, and it was a quality project. I did seriously think about it, but I didn't want to be away for... →

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I was brought up in a house full of women; the first time I realised no one was interrupting me was when I was on stage - that's probably the... →

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I wasn't one of the ones voted most likely to succeed when I was at drama school, but I persevered and concentrated on the acting rather than... →

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I'd love to play a Bond villain. Yeah, I'd love to play a Bond villain. Everyone always says this to me; they always say, 'You've got... →

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I'm not one of these actors who can make a bad script good. Some actors, a script can be terrible, and they can bring something to it and make it... →

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I'm used to being in front of camera and knowing what to think. But if you're asking me to be me, I get very self-conscious. My job isn't... →

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I've never played a gay character on screen, so that would be interesting. I've never played a gay character, and that would fascinate me... →

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