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David Thewlis

English Actor

Born: Mar 20, 1963

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I met the Coens here a few years ago and they said they liked my work. David Thewlis

Work Met Few Liked Said Years Years Ago Here

Before Anna, I'd had a few relationships and I'm glad I've been around a bit. I know where it's gone wrong or know who are the wrong people for me and who I might be wrong for. David Thewlis

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I'd been a stepparent for about two years with a woman who had a child, and I came to realize I adored children and was good with them. So I was very happy when Anna got pregnant. David Thewlis

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I keep myself content by doing lots of different stuff and make sure that my next role is completely different to the last. I just enjoy the versatility of it, the challenge of doing lots of different things. It keeps the job interesting. David Thewlis

It wasn't a good idea to work on 'Naked' in the first months of a marriage. I was living apart from my wife in a flat overflowing with books I was reading for the part. David Thewlis

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I'm not one of those people who's against doing remakes. David Thewlis

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The thing about 'Harry Potter' is it's great fun because of the people - I was usually with Julie Walters and Mark Williams, Brendan Gleeson, Robbie Coltrane, and the kids. Wonderful, funny, amazing people. If you're going to hang around on a set bored, you might as well do it with Julie Walters. David Thewlis

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I am the sort of guy who does go to modern art shows. David Thewlis

Art Guy Sort Does Am Go Modern Modern Art Who Shows

I could, of course, have written about the film world and the jealousy there and the frequent belief that others don't have talent. But, for some reason, it just struck me to write about art. David Thewlis

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No matter what one looks at and finds temporarily pleasing, it can never be as beautiful as just a tree, really. David Thewlis

Beautiful Matter Tree Pleasing Finds Temporarily Never Looks Just Really

'Naked' kind of kicked me off into the film world. It just so happens that all of the things that I have been offered have been films, and I've enjoyed the travel that goes along with that. David Thewlis

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I started doing the big Hollywood stuff, and I realised, 'Oh, there's no rehearsal at all; you just turn up on the set, and sometimes you haven't even met the other actor, or the woman who's playing your wife, and you're suddenly in bed with them.' David Thewlis

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Trying to keep a relationship going on the phone is disastrous. David Thewlis

Relationship Phone Disastrous Trying Going Keep

Playing a character who becomes a Buddhist was a great experience. David Thewlis

Great Character Experience Great Experience Buddhist Becomes Who Playing

In the prepping for 'Azkaban,' I read 'Azkaban' and 'Goblet of Fire.' David Thewlis

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I like time off. I'm not a workaholic. David Thewlis

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