57 Quotes by Jim Broadbent

I never was a great Thatcher fan, and it wasn't a sad day in my life when she resigned.

I think we all have a selfish gene which rises to the top, sometimes. But then we're also all capable of a sudden magnanimity.

A make-up artist I know polished her Oscar and it lost its lustre. But if you don't polish it, it doesn't tarnish.

I haven't got a writer's discipline.

Sweet Jesus, war does terrible things to people.

I'm not that comfortable with actors receiving honours, partly because I think they ought to go to those who really help others.

If you're playing any real person, live or dead, you certainly have a responsibility to produce that reputation in some way.

It's fatal to talk about acting. It sounds faintly ridiculous if you start analysing it.

Oh, I think I've been entirely selfish with my career. I've done what I wanted to do, and not put myself out for anyone else particularly.