I care more about telly because it made me an actor and there's a much more immediate response to TV. You can address the political or cultural fabric of your country.

Quote by Christopher Eccleston

Topics: Christopher Eccleston Quotes

Often as a child you see someone with a learning disability or Down's Syndrome and...

Often as a child you see someone with a learning disability or Down's Syndrome and...

I think theatre is by far the most rewarding experience for an actor. You get...

I think theatre is by far the most rewarding experience for an actor. You get...

I don't see a lot of films. I'm quite choosy, but there's certain films that...

I don't see a lot of films. I'm quite choosy, but there's certain films that...

I wasn't always such a great fan of Shakespeare, mind you. I can guess we...

I wasn't always such a great fan of Shakespeare, mind you. I can guess we...

I had bags of energy as a kid.

I had bags of energy as a kid.

The person who gives you your first job is so important in any industry.

The person who gives you your first job is so important in any industry.

On The Others, very atmospheric and probably mysterious is how I would say it felt...

On The Others, very atmospheric and probably mysterious is how I would say it felt...

We like to think that our parents made a decision to bring us into the...

We like to think that our parents made a decision to bring us into the...

The film is about Joe discovering who his mother and father are and his relationship...

The film is about Joe discovering who his mother and father are and his relationship...

It can be very difficult to trace your birth parents.

It can be very difficult to trace your birth parents.

I want to direct but I think I'd be bloody awful and I don't want...

I want to direct but I think I'd be bloody awful and I don't want...

I know exactly where I've come from, I know exactly who my mum and dad...

I know exactly where I've come from, I know exactly who my mum and dad...

Lots of middle class people are running around pretending to be Cockney.

Lots of middle class people are running around pretending to be Cockney.

I think the themes of belonging and parentage and love are obviously universal.

I think the themes of belonging and parentage and love are obviously universal.

Jacobean plays, before Shakespeare, were particularly visceral.

Jacobean plays, before Shakespeare, were particularly visceral.

Television, although It's in steep decline, still occasionally gives voices to people who don't have...

Television, although It's in steep decline, still occasionally gives voices to people who don't have...

Any horror element is as much psychological as special effects.

Any horror element is as much psychological as special effects.

I don't like to watch playback. But being on the set, watching the way the...

I don't like to watch playback. But being on the set, watching the way the...

We all need a firm sense of identity.

We all need a firm sense of identity.

Many times I've sat with a camera and another actor and seen all their fears...

Many times I've sat with a camera and another actor and seen all their fears...