72 Quotes by Tom Hollander

If you're actually being paid to be miserable, and to be as miserable as you can be, that's a very fortunate thing, if you're prone to occasional lapses of spirit.

I'm unhappy as Dylan Thomas was, because I'm not, but I've had my brushes with sadness.

I don't think anyone could ever be wholly satisfied with their performance.

You always think, "Oh, I'm sure I could have done that better." But generally speaking, I am very proud of this.

I'm not Welsh and I didn't know that much about Dylan Thomas , and I saw that he's a huge icon of Welsh-ness.

I meet people who are famous, and it’s made me realise that fame has huge lifestyle disadvantages. I’m nervous about that. I don’t want to become a celebrity.

I’ve had my moments of feeling miserable in my life, as has everyone, but it’s not often that you actually get the opportunity to indulge that feeling. Mostly when people are depressed or miserable, they have to snap out of it because it doesn’t work. It doesn’t suit day-to-day life.

I’m not Welsh and I didn’t know that much about Dylan Thomas, and I saw that he’s a huge icon of Welsh-ness.

People behave differently to TV stars and film stars; it’s to do with the scale of the medium. Film stars get hushed awe, TV stars get slapped on the back. Neither is good for you. Famous people don’t hear the word ‘no’ enough.