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35 quotes by Paddy Considine

Patrick George "Paddy" Considine (born 5 September 1973) is an English actor, film director, screenwriter, and musician. He has played a number of dark, troubled, and morally or mentally ambiguous characters. Considine frequently collaborates with Shane Meadows. He has starred in films such as In America, Dead Man's Shoes, The Cry of the Owl, Le Donk & Scor-zay-zee, The Suspicions of Mr Whicher, Hot Fuzz, and The World's End. Considine came...
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I have to believe there's redemption in the darkest of circumstances; otherwise it's too bleak for me.

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People can very quickly have a very poor self-image. It doesn't take much.

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It's different being a director. I suppose, especially if it's a story you've written and you feel compelled to tell, in some ways... →

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I know victims of domestic abuse. I know what it takes for people to get out, and I also know why people stay. It's heartbreaking.

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A lecturer once told me I could never be a director. I was 16. I believed him.

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I got through with my ability to mimic others and make people laugh. I swaggered through life, but, in reality, I lived in fear pretty much every... →

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At the end of the day, my life isn't about other people's work. I've got to stop giving stuff away. I've got my own stories to tell... →

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I don't want to be disrespectful to people who are incredible at their craft, but the truth is, if I didn't get paid for it, I wouldn't... →

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I think it's a shame when the arts have to suffer because of corporate greed. People will always strive to make film, and the only important... →

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I think the older that I'm getting, the more I'm understand what a privileged job I have, and what an opportunity I have. Now I'm... →

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I worked with some directors, and it was really collaborative, and I was sort of writing with them. I was giving so many pieces of myself to their... →

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I'm trying to make sense of lot of things with 'Tyrannosaur.' I'm trying to make sense of people who've left now. They're not... →

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The more I find out about the dynamic and how it works, the more I realize how lucky I am to have ever got anything. Like... there was no need to put... →

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