64 Quotes by Brian Blessed

I love Scotland - I was made an honorary Wallace after my work on 'Braveheart,' you know. If I have two or three days off, I love nothing more than driving up there and climbing around Glencoe.

I've always hated it when people overspend, are spoilt or throw their money away.

I do everything I can for wild animals because they have such a bloody awful time.

Ninety nine per cent of the time, for anyone who wins or makes money, it makes them happy.

My dad was opening fast bowler for Yorkshire's second team and I couldn't believe he could die. He wasn't going to get better for at least six months, so I left school early to become the family breadwinner.

I went to drama school but it was very hard to get work until I was made assistant stage manager.

We had a food store at the theatre and I used to pinch food. I pinched some trousers and shirts to keep me going but they would wear out. I was virtually on the breadline.

I met Picasso when I was a kid. I turned one of his drawings down which would be worth £37 million now. My dad wouldn't talk to me for a fortnight.

The misapprehension about me is that I am some loud, rampant maniac. I am actually very pensive and quiet.