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11 quotes by John Gordon Sinclair

John Gordon Sinclair (born 4 February 1962) is a Scottish actor most notable for playing Gregory in Gregory's Girl. He was born as Gordon John but took the stage name 'John Gordon Sinclair' because Equity already had a Gordon John registered.
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I think the problem I have is that first impressions are the ones that stick with people. And people's first impressions of me are obviously from... →

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I'm a working-class former apprentice electrician; at the age of 14, if you'd told me I would one day be standing on a stage with Mel Brooks... →

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A critic once described me as an 'amiable beanpole.' I got it printed on a T-shirt.

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If you try to be funny, you're not being funny.

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I definitely don't see myself as an actor. I don't even have it on my passport. I've got 'writer and electrician' on my passport.... →

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I've always been fascinated with Ireland, especially Northern Ireland, having lived in London in the '80s when there was an Irish republican... →

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I don't like other actors much. The industry tends to attract insecure, needy people.

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I'm a big fan of Elmore Leonard, and I've read Ian Rankin, Christopher Brookmyre and so on. But I'd never read a crime novel that made me... →

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Since being a wee boy, I've wanted to be on the pitch at Hampden. I don't know why. I love all the international games and such but I've... →

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Some of the best times I've ever had in my life have been because of acting and through acting. But I'm not interested in the game of acting... →

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The biggest problem I have doing my acting is having to interact with other people. I think if it wasn't for my wife and my kids, I'd... →

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