Irish - Actor | October 21, 1976 -
I like clothes.
Andrew Scott
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I'm not a big guy for research. You've got to take a risk.
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I do sometimes play characters that are a bit ambiguous. You've got to be brave about that sort of stuff. I like the sense of people not feeling too secure, not immediately knowing what they have in front of them.
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I don't like it when people ask actors to work for free - on the fringe - as if it's some kind of virtue. That annoys me - actors should be paid well.
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It sounds maybe a little old fashioned, but the parts I want to play and I do play, you don't want to inject too much of your own personality. What you sacrifice then is a slight mystery.
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I find any sort of acting that doesn't have any humor in it is mind-numbingly boring. 'Serious acting' is the kind of acting that I don't ever respond to.
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Life's too short.
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I want to keep everything balanced. That's why it's important not to have too much fanfare.
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If one story becomes too hot, then you can't forget it. As an actor, you want to remain fluid.
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Really I just want to get on with my job, which is to pretend to be lots of different people. Simple as that.
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I think in my job, it's quite difficult to find work on television... you don't necessarily want to get a profile for something that you don't fully believe in.
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I've played all these extreme guys, but playing an everyman type has its own challenges.
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