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8 quotes by Pete Postlethwaite

Peter William "Pete" Postlethwaite OBE (/ˈpɒsəlθweɪt/; 7 February 1946 – 2 January 2011) was an English actor. After minor television appearances, including in The Professionals, his first success came with the 1988 film Distant Voices, Still Lives. He played a mysterious lawyer, Mr. Kobayashi, in The Usual Suspects, and appeared in Alien 3, Amistad, Brassed Off, The Shipping News, The Constant Gardener, The Age of Stupid, The Lost World:...
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I refuse to be typecast, and I'll have a go at anything so long as it's different, challenging, hard work and demands great versatility.

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At the end of the day, acting is all about telling lies. We are professional imposters and the audience accept that. We've made this deal that we... →

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I'm not a practicing Catholic now. I didn't like what the church was doing with what Jesus had said, in a way. But I wouldn't say I'm... →

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Whenever I get a good script, I don't care whether it's telly or theatre or big screen - I'm not bothered.

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I like playing characters that are complex, that are intriguing, that come from left field, that do things that are unexpected. I don't like... →

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I couldn't imagine living my life with another name.

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I was born and bred a Catholic. I was brought up a very strong Catholic - I practiced in a seminary for four years, from eleven to fourteen, and... →

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When I made a breakthrough as an actor, people started to say, 'Who's that bloke with the funny name?' They advised me to change it... →

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