Brendan Coyle quotes

I think with Sky and BBC Three and Channel 4, there are some great television platforms, and the stand-up movement in this country is phenomenal. Its like rock'n'roll here. Britain's a funny place and there's a lot of funny people coming out of there and a lot of people are finding mediums to express themselves. (Brendan Coyle)
You cant be a casual observer of something humorous - you have to engage, you have to find it funny for the relationship between actor and audience to work. View quote
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I had to escape the destruction of my father's bankruptcy and all that difficulty. View quote
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I think great humor lies in playing the truth of a situation. View quote
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The qualities I am looking for in Miss Right are intelligence and humour. View quote
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I think great humor lies in playing the truth of a situation. I see myself as a performer and that applies to a Greek drama or a modern comedy. View quote
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I left school at 16 but I wish I'd gone to university - I think I would have studied English literature. I had a knack for that. But I don't think you have the kind of wisdom at 16 to make that decision. View quote
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I took a gamble in becoming an actor and my dream job has been realised. View quote
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You get a lot of people requesting photographs but I tend to keep myself to myself, pull my cap down. View quote
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I'm single, I'm looking for something meaningful. View quote
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Am I a household name? I still can't get my head around that. (Brendan Coyle)
It's not something that's at the forefront of my mind, but I think I'd regret it if I didn't have children. View quote
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I'm going to be 50 soon. I'm single, I'm looking for something meaningful. By the time you've been single for quite a long time, you can get quite specific about what you can and can't put up with. View quote
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I can pretty much say all of us know when 'Downton' is going to end. This is a show with a finite life. View quote
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I would have loved to have been a footballer like my great uncle Matt Busby, but I knew quite early on that I wasn't going to make the grade. Luckily I was told by the age of 13 that I wasn't good enough. That's not a bad thing. You see this 'X Factor' generation of kids now who don't accept that they're not good enough. View quote
Brendan Coyle

Brendan Coyle

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Occupation: British Actor
Born: December 2, 1963
Quotes count: 15

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