59 Quotes by Denis Lawson

I studied in Glasgow and, when I was young, I spent four years solely in theatre.

I've always felt a very strong affinity with Jewish people. Over the years I find I've become very friendly with certain people I've worked with - actors, producers, whatever - and then two or three years later I discover they're Jewish.

I'd be very interested to direct myself on film. I think it would be almost impossible on the stage.

I rather like contemporary art.

This is the best thing that happens to me all night - a pint of cold Guinness.

I got married on a beach in Italy. It was very romantic getting married in Italian. But I've no idea what we agreed to.

Ewan was studying in London and he got this huge job in his final year, a part in Dennis Potter's 'Lipstick on Your Collar' for Channel 4. He had no idea what happened on a TV set so I talked him through things.

What's it like to have my trousers pulled down? It's not as awful as it seems. Doing that kind of thing with an actress like Judith Paris, who pulls them down, is easy, because she is very professional about it.

To make 800 people laugh for a couple of hours is a wonderful feeling, because you know you're doing them a lot of good.