76 Quotes by John Rhys-Davies

As I come towards the end of my life, you get to see things in a slightly different perspective.

There's nothing like the discipline of having to work on a cold film set on the Danubian plain in Bulgaria. Boy, does it get cold.

I used to fly airplanes myself, so being above the ground doesn't worry me too much.

I've always been attracted to films which explore the qualities of courage.

Once you've got a child to the point that they've discovered books, they're safe. There's a world of the imagination that when they're hurt or upset, they can move into, and it is wonderful.

Actors endow the villain in fiction with a warmth and quality that makes them memorable. I think we like fictional villains because they're the Mr. Hyde of our own dreams. I've met a few real villains in my time, and they weren't the least bit sympathetic.

Actors are always looking for actor-proof parts. A part so good you can't screw it up!

A solitary child growing up in Africa, you're really quite dependent on books.

The universe starts off with the Big Bang theory, and the first thing that emerged from the Big Bang is essentially hydrogen and then helium. And that's what combusts in stars. Finally, stars implode, and they build heavier elements out of that. And those heavier elements are reconstituted in the heart of other stars, eventually.