74 Quotes by Charles Dance

If I was to put a little flag in everywhere I've been in the world, there'd be a lot of little flags.

A while ago, I did a television adaptation of 'Bleak House,' and the character I played, as far as I was concerned, had no redeeming features whatsoever. I wasn't about to try to find any; I didn't need to.

I love the Restoration. It's a bit like coming out of the John Major era into the optimism of Tony Blair.

Power is always a corrupting influence.

Most feature films are 35-40 shooting days.

There is a huge fan base; they're very knowledgeable and very loyal. I was astonished - before I started working on the series, I didn't know anything about 'Game of Thrones.' I hadn't heard of the books.

In my home, I listen to music; I play music: I play guitar and I play ukelele. And I swim and I ride a bike and I do all the things that everybody else does.

I like approbation. Any actor who tells you they don't is lying.

I got a lot of energy from directing the film 'Ladies In Lavender.' You wonder if you have the stamina because as an actor you can lounge around the trailer during the scenes you're not in, but as a director, you're there from first thing in the morning to last thing at night every day of the week. I found it incredibly energising.