15 Matthew Macfadyen Quotes for You to Enjoy

Matthew Macfadyen

English Actor

Born: Oct 17, 1974

Actor Being Me People Think You

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Nobody's really unsympathetic, I think. People do good and bad things. If a character's totally unsympathetic, they're not real and I'm not interested. Even the real monsters have to have a spark of something you can relate to. Matthew Macfadyen

There's always a concern as an actor that you'll be boring unless your character is swinging from a chandelier. Matthew Macfadyen

Character You Unless Boring Concern Always Your Swinging Actor

I think it sits quite happily with me, the condition of being an actor. I see some people getting quite eaten up with it, with the insecurities. There are times when I long for continuity and stability, but I also love the idea of not knowing what I'll be doing next - or even if I'm going to work. Matthew Macfadyen

Work Love Me People Some People Long Not Knowing Think Insecurities See Eaten Some Idea Also Knowing Doing Continuity Condition Up Times Stability Getting Going Quite Being Happily Next Even Actor

It's a real skill to be able to publicise yourself. Matthew Macfadyen

Yourself Able Real Skill

You'd never play Hamlet if you started worrying about who's played it before you. Matthew Macfadyen

You Before Worrying About Never Hamlet Play Played Started

I'd auditioned for the National Youth Theatre and I didn't get a place and it was terrifying. Matthew Macfadyen

Youth Theatre National Terrifying Get Place

You never know how films are going to do and it is daunting if I think about it. Matthew Macfadyen

You Think Films About Daunting Never Know How Going

I don't feel like a romantic lead; I guess I feel more like a character actor. Matthew Macfadyen

Character Guess Character Actor More Lead Feel Like Romantic Romantic Lead Actor

The actor in me would always like to be more dashing, or slimmer, or have nicer hair. Matthew Macfadyen

Me Hair Would More Like Always Nicer Actor

I was quite a shy child. I would get terribly nervous and throw up before my birthday party. And then I would be fine. I feel the same now. I get nervous, then it's fine. Matthew Macfadyen

Birthday Nervous Party Before Birthday Party Would Would-Be Fine Throw Feel Terribly Up Child Get Same Quite Then Now Shy

My vanity is I'm terribly romantic! But being married is lovely. Matthew Macfadyen

Married Vanity Terribly Being Romantic Lovely

I've worried more and more as the years have gone on. The more you're seen to be doing well, the more stress there is. You feel you ought to consider things more, and be more fussy - there's further to fall. All these little worries. Matthew Macfadyen

You Stress Seen Fall Gone Ought Consider Worried Worries Further Fussy More More And More Feel Well Doing Years Little Things

It must be odd, being recognizable. I would hate to lose that anonymity. Matthew Macfadyen

Hate Lose Recognizable Must Would Anonymity Odd Being

The lovely thing about being an actor is being anonymous, it's never having to explain yourself. And that's what I find interesting about actors or painters I admire. I don't want to know about their lives. Matthew Macfadyen

Yourself Find Admire About Having Never Know Anonymous Being Want Lovely Explain Interesting Painters Actor Lives Thing

I try to be fussy about the parts I play. I think that's quite prudent, it means you're stretching different muscles, and you're scaring yourself by doing something which is out of your comfort zone. Matthew Macfadyen

You Yourself Try Think Stretching Fussy Out Scaring About Something Comfort Comfort Zone Parts Doing Prudent Quite Different Which Means Your Play Zone Muscles

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