American - Actor | May 24, 1949 -
I regret behaving badly when I was younger. I did not know any better at the time. The thing is that the incidents that I caused were not funny... Youth is wasted on the young. It is better to have the wisdom of an old man in a young body... I was a bit foolish and teased people, trying to be funny.
Jim Broadbent
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I'm not that comfortable with actors receiving honours, partly because I think they ought to go to those who really help others.
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We get older and more sophisticated and a bit cleverer, but certainly boys - and men - are as childish and basic as we ever were.
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I think we all have a selfish gene which rises to the top, sometimes. But then we're also all capable of a sudden magnanimity.
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In today's politics, it would be good to have politicians who are more upfront about what they felt and actually not trying to bend with every breeze. They're infuriating, all of them.
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The world would be a duller place without Moulin Rouge.
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It's so easy as a child to identify with 'Winnie-the-Pooh.' The humour doesn't talk down at you. It's a very grown up humour - a little bit ironic, a bit self deprecating.
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I like reflecting the culture I understand best, spotting the idiosyncrasies of British people and revealing them to an audience in a way that amuses is what I find fun.
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It's funny how a film about a murderous old English toff can help you.
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A make-up artist I know polished her Oscar and it lost its lustre. But if you don't polish it, it doesn't tarnish.
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The films I enjoy seeing are those that reveal lives I was unaware of... in different cultures or whatever.
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We've all got a black book of missed opportunities.
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