Richard E. Grant quotes

I place an enormous premium on loyalty. If someone betrays me, I can forgive them rationally, but emotionally I have found it impossible to do so. (Richard E. Grant)
Never give up. You only get one life. Go for it! View quote
Richard E. Grant
It always depresses me when people moan about how commercial Christmas is. I love everything about it. The tradition of having this great big feast, slap bang in the middle of winter, is an essential thing to look forward to at the end of the year. View quote
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Proving yourself in a field where the casualty rate is so notoriously high is an ongoing challenge. View quote
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It's well known that actors are lousy writers. View quote
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If you're doing well, you're a target, nobody's interested in you except how you can be of use to them. View quote
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I am a very judgmental person. Of myself and other people. I recognise it's a great fault, but I have no power over that. View quote
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The value of identity of course is that so often with it comes purpose. View quote
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You have to look at the discrepancy between what you hoped and imagined and the reality of yourself and all your shortcomings. View quote
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Swaziland is a small part of south-east Africa, the last country in the continent to gain its independence. View quote
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I don't think it's the case that 'posh actors' get more work than others. (Richard E. Grant)
My father died prematurely at the age of 52 when I was 24, and it is a recurring regret that he never lived to see me succeed beyond university and drama. View quote
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I am drawn to writing and directing as it is most like the feeling I had when I was a teenager with my puppet theatre. You are more in control of everything and involved in every aspect of production, so more challenged and fulfilled. View quote
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Always have an answer - even if you change your mind five minutes later. View quote
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When I meet a couple, I'm always interested to know if they have been together for a long time, or how loyal they are, because I know that will impact on how much I'm prepared to trust them. View quote
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I watch TV all the time. Everything. View quote
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I would still like to go to the moon before I die. View quote
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I would love to play your common, everyday guy, but I never get cast as that. View quote
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Time and time again I was told that I would never make the film on time and never make it on budget. That kind of criticism tends to turn me into a great big motor of efficiency. View quote
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Anthony Hopkins says you just keep acting. Do it all the time and eventually it will happen. He got his break, after all, by taking a role nobody else wanted. A cannibal! View quote
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Unless you are an enormous name, you never stop auditioning. (Richard E. Grant)
I like fixing things. View quote
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Actors always think that others are getting more work than them. In my case, they usually are. View quote
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I loved being asked 2,000 questions a day, storyboarding every move, knowing as though by instinct exactly where the camera had to be, because it was my story. View quote
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You finish a movie and you think, there, you've done it, really well, or best you can. But if you watch it, you see it was just bollocks. View quote
Richard E. Grant

Richard E. Grant

Occupation: American Author
Born: 1952
Quotes count: 30