Jim Broadbent Quotes

As a young actor, I was advised to bide my time. Back then, there weren't good roles for someone like me. There were handsome leading men and character actors for smaller supporting roles. But I was told to hang in there, and it was good advice. We're all character actors now. Even a handsome man is a character actor at my age.

Jim Broadbent

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: actor
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: May 24, 1949

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I am a huge 'Downton Abbey' fan - huge!

Joan Rivers

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I've only ever done out-and-out serious roles. I've played, like, five serial killers.

Andrew-Lee Potts

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Envy comes from people's ignorance of, or lack of belief in, their own gifts.

Jean Vanier

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American Protestants do not have to believe in God because they believe in belief. That is why we have never been able to produce an interesting atheist in America.

Stanley Hauerwas

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You really can expand the boundaries of your life and do risky things and prove yourself by doing them.

Robyn Davidson

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Every track has its challenges, but Suzuka is a continuous test of a driver's skills, and I think that's what makes it so beautiful to drive.

Romain Grosjean

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I play a lot of games on my iPhone. There is a game called Rat on a Scooter that I will promote as much as possible because it has brought me so much joy.

Jonah Hill

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There was always that thing with 'Johnny' - I always saw myself as his writer and PR. But when he got out there, I had no control. His whole thing was going off on those flights of fancy. Going, 'Let's see what we can possibly do that hasn't been done before up here.' And when it works, it's lovely; it's a great night.

Johnny Vegas

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I'm going to stand up for what I need to do, not what everybody else wants me to do.

DeAngelo Williams

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Well, sometimes when you say you want to be like everybody else, you're really saying that you're not.

Christopher Atkins

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I dare say that a majority of the American people think that having a fair hearing on an issue of importance in our relations with Mexico is extremely important to our national interest, as well as theirs.

William Weld

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Our bodies are exploited so much in the media, I feel like everyone is made to feel like they're not worthy or beautiful.

Shantel VanSanten

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