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33 quotes by Matthew Macfadyen

David Matthew Macfadyen (born 17 October 1974) is a BAFTA award-winning English actor, known for his roles as MI5 Intelligence Officer Tom Quinn in the BBC television drama series Spooks, Mr. Darcy in Pride & Prejudice and Daniel in the Frank Oz comedy Death at a Funeral. He is also known for portraying John Birt in the political drama Frost/Nixon, as well as Detective Inspector Edmund Reid in the BBC series Ripper Street.
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I try to be fussy about the parts I play. I think that's quite prudent, it means you're stretching different muscles, and you're scaring... →

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I was quite a shy child. I would get terribly nervous and throw up before my birthday party. And then I would be fine. I feel the same now. I get... →

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Nobody's really unsympathetic, I think. People do good and bad things. If a character's totally unsympathetic, they're not real and... →

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I think I do have a good eye. It's quite liberating, being in a position to read a script and say, 'No.' It's really the only power... →

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I think it sits quite happily with me, the condition of being an actor. I see some people getting quite eaten up with it, with the insecurities.... →

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I've worried more and more as the years have gone on. The more you're seen to be doing well, the more stress there is. You feel you ought to... →

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The security comes, as an actor, in knowing that you're not in control. If you try to control your career, or how people perceive you, you'll... →

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Nobody's just arrogant. I've met people who are embattled and dismissive, but when you get to know them, you find that they're vulnerable... →

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It must be odd, being recognisable. I would hate to lose that anonymity. It happened for a while with 'Spooks.' No one notices me now.

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I can't throw books away. My wife is always telling me to get rid of some.

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I don't feel like a romantic lead; I guess I feel more like a character actor.

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It's a real skill to be able to publicise yourself.

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People like to think that actors are terribly worried about ghosts of other actors in the parts they play. But you just have to get on with it.

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