The only reason my work seems to be eclectic up to a certain period is because I was a failure as an actor.

Quote by Hugh Grant

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The reason I turn down 99% of a hundred, I mean a thousand, scripts is...

The reason I turn down 99% of a hundred, I mean a thousand, scripts is...

Plus, teaching brings home to you very fast that you actually know nothing. I didn't...

Plus, teaching brings home to you very fast that you actually know nothing. I didn't...

Strangely enough I'm better on a stage. I love that I feel like I blossom...

Strangely enough I'm better on a stage. I love that I feel like I blossom...

I cling to the fantasy that I could have done something more creative. Like actually...

I cling to the fantasy that I could have done something more creative. Like actually...

But when you're a celebrity, you discover that you're no longer the pursuer, but the...

But when you're a celebrity, you discover that you're no longer the pursuer, but the...

The moral of filmmaking in Britain is that you will be screwed by the weather.

The moral of filmmaking in Britain is that you will be screwed by the weather.

But I just know from experience that accent wise, even if you're an accent genius,...

But I just know from experience that accent wise, even if you're an accent genius,...

You know everyone loves to be the villain.

You know everyone loves to be the villain.

The moral of filmmaking in Britain is that you will be screwed by the weather.

The moral of filmmaking in Britain is that you will be screwed by the weather.

I don't have any particular burning desire to go back to being cuddly. Not really.

I don't have any particular burning desire to go back to being cuddly. Not really.

The truth is, I'd never seen a Cary Grant film. Since then I have watched...

The truth is, I'd never seen a Cary Grant film. Since then I have watched...

And film acting is incredibly tedious, just by its nature. It's incredibly, mind numbingly slow.

And film acting is incredibly tedious, just by its nature. It's incredibly, mind numbingly slow.

For any new technology there is always controversy and there always some fear associated with...

For any new technology there is always controversy and there always some fear associated with...

With 2 movies opening this summer, I have no relaxing time at all. Whatever I...

With 2 movies opening this summer, I have no relaxing time at all. Whatever I...

I think maybe in a way it gets worse because you come in with a...

I think maybe in a way it gets worse because you come in with a...

I don't particularly like babies. I don't mind them for about four minutes. That's my...

I don't particularly like babies. I don't mind them for about four minutes. That's my...

Neither Elizabeth or I are keen to do a real-life couple on the screen. It's...

Neither Elizabeth or I are keen to do a real-life couple on the screen. It's...

I'm a laugh tart. I make no secret of that fact.

I'm a laugh tart. I make no secret of that fact.

Well, you know I have an office, my film offices. So I know that syndrome....

Well, you know I have an office, my film offices. So I know that syndrome....

Most actors really love it, that's what they want to do. They burn to do...

Most actors really love it, that's what they want to do. They burn to do...