178 Quotes by Peter Capaldi

I love people where, at the end of the day, they’ll pick up a paintbrush and paint clouds. They can physically make things.

It’s weathered many a storm, but the British film industry is, thankfully, still afloat.

I think the most extraordinary thing about fans is the level of excellence that they show in the work that they do. I mean, if you go onto the internet and see some of the fan videos that have been put together, they’re just extraordinary; they could be programmes in their own right.

Chris Addison is a stand-up comic, but his ability to act is extraordinary, to be so natural, I’ve taken 25 years just getting to that level.

I hate restaurants that play music. You come out for a quiet meal, and you’re supposed to put up with all this booming. Why? It’s madness!

I suppose I just like being arty. That’s all. Arty.

I’m so lucky to have worked with Burt Lancaster, who I remember was one of the first people I’d heard swearing in a really interesting way.

I can’t imagine I’ll be the new George Clooney. That’s not really in the cards.

If you actually have to engage with somebody who’s superior to you and actually battle with them, struggle with them, I think it’s more interesting, and funnier for the audience.