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23 quotes by Phil Daniels

Philip William "Phil" Daniels (born 25 October 1958 in Islington) is an English actor, most noted for film and television roles as Londoners such as Jimmy Cooper in Quadrophenia, Richards in Scum, Stewart in The Class of Miss MacMichael, Danny in Breaking Glass, Mark in Meantime, Billy the Kid in Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire, Kevin Wicks in EastEnders, DCS Frank Patterson in New Tricks and Grandad Trotter in the Only Fools and...
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Acting is my passion, and Chelsea FC is my hobby.

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In my game, you get brokenhearted a bit. You do a play, get a bad review in the papers... actors are sensitive; you think of all the work you've... →

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When I was a kid doing television, they'd stick a leather jacket on me, and I would be the thug.

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Being a part-time pop star was perfect, really, when I wasn't worn out by the partying.

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I like people like Robert De Niro and Anthony Hopkins. And Gianfranco Zola, who played for Chelsea and Italy. He's an artist with his feet.

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It was a wonderful experience to live the life for a year; to spend all day doing Shakespeare and then do a play in the evening.

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'Vinyl' is a good look at the music industry. The script was honest.

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When my daughter was born, I called her Ella Bella Mandela, because she was born the day after Mandela was released from prison.

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My philosophy is to enjoy yourself. Do the things you want to do, like play golf!

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My heart's in stage. Making 'Quadrophenia' was exciting because we were riding around on scooters with no crash helmets. But 'hurry... →

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Acting is a tough industry. There are a lot of kids out there at drama schools and not a lot of money about, especially as the arts are being cut.

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I don't miss 'EastEnders.' I did a two-stretch. That was enough.

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I grew up near King's Cross station in London, living in an apartment block where my dad was a caretaker.

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