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Robert Carlyle is a Scottish director and actor, admired for his powerful performances in film and television. His versatility has brought him acclaim in roles ranging from Trainspotting to the series Once Upon a Time. He continues to inspire audiences with his dynamic presence and dedication to his craft. Here are 62 of his quotes:

I'd love to do a Columbo-type detective character in a series. (Robert Carlyle)
I'd totally be attracted to a geek girl! View quote
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A lot of Scots have settled in Canada over the years and it's a very easy place for Scots - they understand us, we understand them. View quote
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I like to be working and moving - the worst thing you can do to me is stick me in a room all day while you're lighting a shot. That just kills me. View quote
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A lot of my work is with children and there's a reason for that, because they really level you. View quote
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I owe my father everything. View quote
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Each performance and each film is what it is. It's right and belongs within that moment. You look at it and try to make it fit your particular part of your character and your particular film. View quote
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The script will point you in certain directions and I go the opposite if I can. I try do do one thing and tell a different story with my eyes. I believe what's more interesting is always what's not being said. View quote
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I loved cinema while growing up and, for the longest time, wanted to be a director. View quote
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Acting is a really insular thing. View quote
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I rant and rave about noise pollution. (Robert Carlyle)
In the late '70s, maybe just before I started, there was still an attitude that if you did film you didn't do TV and vice versa, but that's gone now. View quote
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Every actor I think has got their own number of takes that they like, you know. Some actors like to go all day, you know on the one scene and some actors want to take two takes. I personally like four. View quote
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People go to the movies to watch a film and all they're thinking about is the actress's cellulite they saw in a magazine. View quote
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Anyone who knows anything about me knows that I am a very patriotic guy, in terms of my Scottishness and my roots. View quote
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Vancouver's a very child friendly city, there's... no doubt about that. View quote
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I was 16 when I was in a band, for about 10 minutes. I went off and did acting after that. So it was a wee moment for me when I sang. View quote
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The U.K. and the U.S. are very different countries, and it really shows in the television. View quote
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I don't take a great deal of interest in party politics. Social politics interests me a great deal more. View quote
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I have a reputation for being an improvisational actor, which is true, but I also know what I'm doing so that if the improvisational strand doesn't work I can go back to what I know's already there. View quote
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The quality of TV drama nowadays is getting better and better. They've had to invent a new term for it: 'high-end television.' (Robert Carlyle)
It's much more fun to be ugly. View quote
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At times of the severest depression, humor is what binds people together. View quote
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I've always believed that as an actor anything you're asked to do is within you. You just have to try and find it. View quote
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Hunger's a great spur. View quote
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Robert Carlyle

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Photo: rach, CC BY 2.0
Occupation: Scottish Director
Born: April 14, 1961
Quotes count: 62

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