Martin Freeman quotes

Martin Freeman is an English actor known for his versatile roles in film and television. His performances in "The Hobbit" trilogy and "Sherlock" have gained international acclaim. He continues to impress audiences with his range and charisma. Here are 44 of his quotes:

I like things that are simple, such as an alarm clock. (Martin Freeman)
I'm a big believer that life changes as much as you want it to. View quote
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I did a play once where a reviewer said, 'Martin Freeman's too nice to play a bad guy.' And I thought: 'Well, bad guys aren't always bad guys, you know?' When I see someone play the obvious villain, I know it's false. View quote
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Half of us are partly German! Half our language and culture, generally, in Anglo-Saxon terms, is German. View quote
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If I could get bands to come and play in my house, I'd like that. View quote
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I value being able to go into a record shop and people leaving me alone. View quote
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There's a difference between the parts that I play and who I am and who people think I am. There's quite a big discrepancy sometimes between those things. View quote
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Why does everyone have to pretend to be stupid and not know long words? View quote
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Most people have a passive relationship with music and clothes, with culture. But music was my first contact with anything creative. Music is it, as far as I'm concerned. View quote
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I have a very extreme state of mind. Things are very black or very white. View quote
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I would wear a full-length cape if I could get away with it - I do love a good swirl in a fog. (Martin Freeman)
Name anything - high-definition TV, computer obsolescence - and I'm pretty much annoyed by it. View quote
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You could say I'm a mod, but with a small 'm'; I don't wear a parka, but I do question what I wear and what I listen to, which is what it's all about. View quote
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I can spot someone with similar fashion sense to me a mile off. View quote
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When I wear jeans I want to look like a man, not a child. View quote
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I like out, I like the outside world. View quote
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What makes Shakespeare eternal is his grasp of psychology. He knew how to nail stuff about us as human beings. View quote
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You don't want your children to look at you like you are anything special other than their dad. View quote
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True heroics, obviously, is not the absence of fear, but having that fear and doing something anyway. View quote
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I hope I inspire children to make films. View quote
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I love that pre-mod jazz look of the late Fifties, the Steve McQueen style that influenced the British modernists. (Martin Freeman)
Disappointment is an endless wellspring of comedy inspiration. View quote
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I like bootcut jeans in a plain style with a nice line. View quote
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People misunderstand me. View quote
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I only really watch my own films, I don't watch any other films and I don't particularly like any other actors. View quote
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Martin Freeman

Martin Freeman - Image
Photo: Harald Krichel, CC BY-SA 3.0
Occupation: English Actor
Born: September 8, 1971
Quotes count: 44

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