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30 quotes by Ray Winstone

Ray Winstone Winstone in June 2006 Born Raymond Andrew Winstone (1957-02-19) 19 February 1957 (age 57) Homerton, Hackney, London, England Occupation Actor Years active 1976–present Spouse(s) Elaine Winstone (1979–present) Children 3 (including Lois and Jaime) Raymond Andrew "Ray" Winstone (/ˈwɪnstən/; born 19 February 1957) is an English film and television actor. He is mostly known for his "hard man" roles, beginning with his role as...
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Every job I take, within minutes I'm thinking, 'I can't do this.' I think it's what makes me work. People think I just swagger in... →

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I pile on the weight when I work. All that location catering's not good for the love handles. I lose a bit when I'm not working, but I love... →

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I'm probably not very funny. The scripts just don't come in, or the ones that do aren't that good. I suppose I'm just an old drama... →

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All the great Shakespeare plays are about killing. 'Alas, poor Yorick,' that's about death. And in 'Romeo and Juliet' everyone up... →

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Elaine and I got married in summer 1979, we went on our honeymoon and came back for the premiere of 'Scum.' All of sudden my face was on... →

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I'm dying to play a nice guy! No one's willing to cast me. They know I'm all right at bashing people up, but they don't know if I can... →

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If they didn't call you a tough guy, then what else would they call you? Something worse than that? I'm playing parts, and if they call you... →

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I've never met a politician I haven't wanted to walk away from, and I've yet to hear a politician speak and actually believe the words... →

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As a man, there's a part of me that feels I should still be going out and doing a proper day's work.

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At acting school people didn't speak like me. It was all received pronunciation - 'ow now brown cow.'

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I was kicked out of drama school in 1976, aged 18, for vandalising the headmistress's tyres, after being there for less than a year.

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I know I've got to pay some tax, but I hate the fact that they collect millions of pounds a day from the congestion charge and I don't see... →

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Well, for me, my favourite 'Indiana Jones' is 'The Last Crusade,' because you get tears in your eyes when you see the old guard... →

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