Jared Harris quotes

Jared Harris is a British actor recognized for his versatile performances across film, television, and stage. Audiences may know him from acclaimed roles in "Mad Men," "Chernobyl," and "The Crown." He continues to garner praise for his compelling portrayals and impactful screen presence. Here are 17 of his quotes:

People are fascinated by evil because its mysterious and it doesnt seem to have a rationale behind it, and the second you say that Hannibal Lector was abducted as a child and he had to eat his sister or something like that, it becomes immediately mundane. The character becomes mundane. (Jared Harris)

I keep mementos from everything I've done. I've got my cab driver's license from 'Happiness.' I've got a pair of glasses and a belt buckle from playing John Lennon. I've got a pair of sunglasses from playing Andy Warhol... It's all in a box in the garage.

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I think at some point every actor has practiced their acceptance speech while they're having a shower. It's fun.

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I really wanted to get out of England.

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You get ideas from other people all the time.

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I never lost an argument and my parents assumed I would be a lawyer. They cast me in that role.

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I think you always learn something in every character you play onstage, either personally or creatively.

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I thought if I went somewhere where I didn't know anybody and they didn't know me I could start all over again.

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I've auditioned for normal characters. But I never get cast.

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Matt Weiner is an amazing writer. He's one of the best, greatest writers that's ever written for television - or just written.

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If you don't look like Rupert Graves or Hugh Grant, they'll have you playing the gardener. (Jared Harris)

I've done quite a lot of dying on shows and in movies. To have a good death scene though - come on, it's brilliant. I love a good death scene!

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Very few movies I've done I regret being involved in.

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I remember thinking, 'I'll audition just once and if it doesn't work out I'll never think about it ever again.'

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I wasn't aware of my dad being an actor when I was young. I remember there was an Australian children's entertainer on television called Ralph Harris and when I'd say my father was an actor, kids would say, you know, 'oh, is he Ralph Harris?' And I had to say no and then they would lose interest.

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I was 17, and all I wanted to do was to get away from England and the awful, boring boarding schools I'd been going to there. The last one was taught by monks, and I couldn't wait to get out.

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My father was a Catholic, but my mother wasn't. She had to do that weird deal you do as a Catholic - they deign to sanction your marriage and you have to bring your children up as Catholics.

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