106 Quotes by Robert Carlyle

At times of the severest depression, humor is what binds people together.

I don't want to be a luvvie actor. It took a long time for me to accept I was an actor, a professional actor, and that, actually, I make a living out of this.

The more people know about an actor the less convincing they become. A bit of mystery's a good thing.

I think I have a natural, if I can say that, got a kind of natural ability in comedy.

The darker the character, the more interesting.

The script will point you in certain directions and I go the opposite if I can. I try do do one thing and tell a different story with my eyes. I believe what's more interesting is always what's not being said.

I played a maniac fan who murders a policeman and she did my makeup. I thought anyone interested in me looking like that must have genuinely liked me.

The thing I miss the most about Scotland is the football.

I owe my father everything.