Martin Clunes Quotes

In a way, making Martin Ellingham the way he is was a corrective exercise for my acting - to keep a bit still and show a little control. I do like it - it's like having an instrument that you can play and that you can pick up and enjoy playing.

Martin Clunes

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: actor
  • Nationality: british
  • Birth: November 28, 1961

Topics

ControlEnjoyExerciseYouActing

There's a fine line in being too specific so you can't be too flexible, and being too vague in being specific and people not thinking it's meaningful.

Jim Nussle

PeopleThinkingYouFlexibleLine

I was quite able at the insignificant work I did in MI6, but absolutely dysfunctional in my domestic life. I had no experience of fatherhood. I had no example of marital bliss or the family unit.

John le Carre

LifeWorkFamilyExperienceBliss

Has there ever been a dance career with more ups and downs than Twyla Tharp's? Or with more varied ambitions? Or larger ambition?

Robert Gottlieb

DanceAmbitionUps And DownsCareer

You learn a lot from kids.

Stellan Skarsgard

LearnYouKidsLot

I liked the name of the amendment. I couldn't help feeling uneasy that the church was opposing something with a name as beautiful as the Equal Rights Amendment.

Sonia Johnson

BeautifulNameChurchHelpFeeling

The Gulf Waterkeepers are our first line of defense against the BP oil disaster. Their incredible knowledge of the marshes, wetlands, beaches and inner-coastal waters make them invaluable first responders. Their commitment makes them critical and effective community leaders.

Sophie B. Hawkins

KnowledgeCommunityCommitmentOil

One of the difficulties about interviewing people in Rwanda is that the country is trying to get on with ordinary life and some people just don't want to get involved in this.

Tony Greig

LifePeopleTryingCountryWantGet

I'm set up where I make a lot of money doing stand-up, and it's easy.

Ron White

MoneyDoingEasyUpWhereSet

I'm not the king in my own house. I have to wash the dishes and take out the trash and say, 'Yes, baby.' I'm 6-foot-5, but I kind of walk around hunched over.

Jason Momoa

WalkKingBabyHouseSayKind

I always felt that I had to leave a legacy on the African continent. As I was only the third player to come to the NBA from Africa, I felt I had to do my best to recruit more young Africans to come and play in the NBA - and also find a way to bring the NBA to Africa.

Dikembe Mutombo

BestLegacyFindPlayYoungWay

The pressure is on the big teams.

Claudio Ranieri

PressureBigTeams

Sometimes it takes me a little longer to kick into my gears.

Brian Ortega

MeSometimesGearsLittleKick

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