38 Quotes by Stephen Graham

I was 10, and I played Jim Hawkins in 'Treasure Island' at school, and this great Liverpudlian actor called Andrew Schofield - he was Johnny Rotten in 'Sid And Nancy' - came to watch it, and he had a word with my mum and dad afterwards and told them I should have a go at the Everyman youth theatre. I've never looked back.

People in New York are surprised when I open my mouth.

My mom can't stand to see us playing against each other. She closes her eyes.

When I was 27, I didn't have a clue what was going on! At that age, to have that much power and to have that much ambition is something.

There are always certain things that you tap into, your own personal experiences, and I try to base my characters on someone I know or someone I've seen.

There has to be something that I like about a character for me to be able to play him.

I've become very close with Tom Hardy. I love Tom to bits.

That's probably going to be a good scenario, another good feeling. I played against him when I was in Houston and kind of took him out. I'm looking to take him out again.

As you sit on the hillside, or lie prone under the trees of the forest, or sprawl wet-legged by a mountain stream, the great door, that does not look like a door, opens.