86 Andy Serkis Quotes for You to Enjoy

Andy Serkis

English Actor

Born: Apr 20, 1964

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For me, I've never drawn a distinction between live-action acting and performance-capture acting. It is purely a technology. Andy Serkis

Me Technology Distinction Drawn Purely Never Between Acting

Climbing's always been a massive hobby of mine up until, kind of, recent times when I've had family, but no, it's been a driving passion in my life, and, uh, I've always wanted to climb the Matterhorn. It was the mountain that, sort of, inspired me to climb, as a youngster. Andy Serkis

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Gorilla tourism is vital to Rwanda's economy: It's the third highest source of income. Andy Serkis

Vital Highest Tourism Economy Gorilla Source Income Third

What's fantastic is that there's a real growing appreciation for performance-capture technology as a tool for acting. Andy Serkis

Technology Appreciation Tool Real Fantastic Acting Growing

Over the years, people have asked me, 'Do you think there should be a separate category for acting in the digital realm? Or hybrid sort of awards for digital characters?' and so on. And I've always really maintained that I don't believe so. Andy Serkis

The art of transformation is a very important thing to me, and I always believe I can say something more truthful through characters that are further away from me. Andy Serkis

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You could go so wrong with a 'Planet of the Apes' reboot; you could make it melodramatic, you could make it campy, you could fall into so many traps with it. Andy Serkis

You Fall Could Wrong Make Go Ape Planet Many Traps

Originally, I thought, 'Gollum's such a fantastic character, why are you doing him CG? Surely you need to be able to humanise him as much as possible - he's so full of pathos and real emotion.' Andy Serkis

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I think I have a lot of internal energy, which does need to come out. Andy Serkis

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Thank God for Skype! Andy Serkis

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I've always been really in touch with my primal instincts. In my profession, you have to be. Andy Serkis

You Touch Primal Instincts Always Been Really Profession

If I hear someone say something, and they're 100 per cent about it, then it's almost inevitable that I'll take the opposite view. I guess I feel at odds with things like society. Absolutism is always a trigger for me. Andy Serkis

People find it hard to get their heads around nominating a computer-generated character, but every time you see Gollum on the screen, that's me who is acting up there - even if it is behind a mass of pixels - and it's my voice you hear. Andy Serkis

I think when actors run away from their work that they're slightly crazy, really! Andy Serkis

Work Crazy Think Slightly Run Really Actor Away

Before I became an actor, I was a visual artist, and I've always hankered for the storytelling behind the camera. Andy Serkis

Before Visual Became Always Camera Artist Behind Storytelling Actor

I love the ability to transform because that, for me, is a liberation. Andy Serkis

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My father was interested in justice, always working for people who needed to be supported. Andy Serkis

Justice People Father Supported Always Interested Working Who Needed

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