59 Quotes by Denis Lawson

My first starring role was in 'Rumpelstiltskin' and the lightbulb moment for me came when I had to stamp my foot at the end and walk off the stage. Everyone laughed and I thought, 'this is great.'

I'm more careful now, but in the past I would always have to give 100 percent of myself to every single show.

I get so bored about that, please don't ask me about 'Star Wars.' It was just so unimportant to me as a job, and everyone makes a big deal of it.

'Local Hero' was probably the most enjoyable job I've ever done then or since. It's had a very long shelf life.

I never thought that I was intrinsically interesting.

I don't really have a problem at all with doing a show that a lot of people watch.

For the first ten years of my career, or up to the point I did 'Local Hero,' I was always trying to be somebody else as an actor.

Doing comedy is my favorite thing.

My family are all Glasgow. I was born there. Govan. When it was very tough. The tenements. All that stuff.