40 Quotes by Jonathan Pryce

One time, I had to do Edgar in 'King Lear' and Owl in 'Winnie the Pooh' on the same day.

Hamlet' is a real ensemble piece: you have to realise that he's just one part of the story.

It took a while to decide I wanted to do Hamlet. It wasn't that I was daunted - I'd been acting professionally since my mid-20s and had some pretty big Shakespearean roles under my belt by that stage, at 32: Petruchio in 'The Taming of the Shrew,' Edgar in 'King Lear,' Antony, Richard III. But when it came to Hamlet, I hesitated.

People sometimes ask me why I did this or that project. I say, 'Well, they asked me.'

I've never had therapy. Maybe the work is the therapy.

What's great about being an actor is you meet people and form a relationship very quickly.

It was easy for me to play someone with a massive ego. It's actually really fun to have the freedom to be that person.

I know writers, and they seem to be the most disgruntled part of the art world.

Actors, when they're older, still get a chance to let off steam or something and work things off on stage.