Damian Lewis quotes

Damian Lewis is an English actor known for his work in television, film, and theater. His breakout roles include performances in the TV series "Band of Brothers," "Homeland," and "Billions." He has received numerous awards and critical acclaim for his versatile portrayals. Here are 39 of his quotes:

For me the rehearsal period is the part I most enjoy. It's the creating of the story. (Damian Lewis)
It's certainly true that I was brought up in that British amateur tradition, the one which always held that if you were reasonably good at cricket, knew one or two Latin texts and a few zingy Oscar Wilde quotes for dinner parties, you were pretty much ready to go and run some outpost in Hindustan. View quote
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Seeing a man praying to Allah is enough for some people to assume he is a terrorist. View quote
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I've always had a 'Work hard, play hard' attitude to life - I still do - but sometimes you get involved in something that needs a calm, methodical approach. View quote
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You know what it's like to feel anxious - it's horrible feeling anxious. It's stressful having that feeling, having butterflies in your stomach, even for a day, and you don't sleep at night. View quote
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Temperamentally I'm not a natural producer, because I don't have the patience. View quote
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People need revelation, and then they need resolution. View quote
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My heroes were all in the theatre. View quote
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I think people like to be scared. I think people like tension and suspense in a movie. View quote
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You know, I think I am faintly spiritual. View quote
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A cricket ball broke my nose when I was a kid so I couldn't breath through it. Before I had it operated on I used to stand on stage with my mouth slightly open. (Damian Lewis)
No Western government has ever played the long-term in terms of foreign policy. View quote
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My parents were incredibly inclusive. View quote
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You have to go where the good writing is. View quote
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I was, if you like, a successful schoolboy in that I had a degree of talent in all the required things that make you a success at school. View quote
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I love playing sport. View quote
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I have a three-year-old and a four-year-old at home, and my mornings are about just dealing with the fact of that. I oddly enjoy it. View quote
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I've had loss in my life, and I like to think my mother's energy lives on in some faintly Buddhist way. I do find some comfort there. View quote
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It's good to be busy on a film set because there is a lot of sitting around, so if you've got two roles to play at one time, then that's great to do. View quote
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You just have to take control of your own performance. View quote
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You know, this idea of going around the world imposing democracy by growing a middle-class, a trading merchant class that is independent of your faith, is a good notion, but we're all partially different - it's no good imposing systems on people that it doesn't suit. (Damian Lewis)
Acting can be a narrow and isolated experience, because you only examine your particular part. View quote
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I love going for a swim. Growing up in England, anywhere with a pool seems like the height of glamour to me. View quote
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I don't mean this grandly, but it was never my intention to live in L.A. and do a big network show. View quote
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Dramatically it's always more interesting to conceal rather than reveal things. View quote
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Damian Lewis

Damian Lewis - Image
Photo: Jaguar MENA RanZag (cropped version), CC BY 2.0
Occupation: English Actor
Born: February 11, 1971
Quotes count: 39

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