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Paul Bettany

English Actor

Born: May 27, 1971

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My relationship with 'Star Wars' is that I'm old enough that I saw it when it first came out - 'A New Hope,' that is - and it was like when Dorothy steps out of black and white into Technicolor. I was transported from a gray, miserable 1970s London into a different galaxy, and I didn't know what it was, but I wanted to be a part of it. Paul Bettany

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I'm never late, and I love that. Because when you've got three kids and a life to be living, and somebody's half an hour late to set, you start to get a little bit like, 'Come on. Come on, let's get this done.' Paul Bettany

We all have different thresholds for sentimentality. For me, it's a hard won happy ending. Paul Bettany

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For some ungodly reason, I end up being naked in a lot of stuff. But there is a certain grace and kudos that come with taking your clothes off on the first day, a respect that is given by the rest of the cast. Paul Bettany

I feel safe in saying this, and that is that Peter Weir is without a doubt one of the greatest filmmakers of all time. I'd open a door in a movie for him if he asked me to. Paul Bettany

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But I feel truly wowed by the architecture and the meaning of the architecture if you get lost in it and think about the man hours in the smallest little chapel, and the love involved. God it's fantastic. Paul Bettany

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The fact that in America bread lasts so long. You buy bread, and then it's bread forever - it's Forever Bread! Paul Bettany

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So the actual privilege is that you can then take time off - and if you don't, you're a fool. You're earning all this money to support children whom you then don't see, which is absurd. Paul Bettany

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I still read the British papers, but I've never been a Royalist, ever. It's funny, there always seems to be much more of a fascination with the Royal Family over here then there does in England. Paul Bettany

Yeah, I love history and I loved it as a kid. Paul Bettany

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I got a phone call from Jon Favreau saying, 'I need the voice of a personality-less robot, and I thought of you immediately.' I thought that was the funniest thing I ever heard, so I said, 'Yes.' Paul Bettany

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Trying to be a good actor has to be involved with placing yourself imaginatively in different people's circumstances. Paul Bettany

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You can fudge a lot as an actor, but you can't fudge being a parent. Paul Bettany

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No one I know works in the industry. No, that's not true - Liv Tyler. Paul Bettany

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I know great actors whom nothing has ever happened for. Paul Bettany

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I was bullied about everything, from the way I looked to the fact that my father had been a dancer. Paul Bettany

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I find parties difficult. I like a dinner party, but I find being at parties difficult, so I choose not to go to parties. Paul Bettany

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Film used to have to be niche and find its audience in a little art house cinema, and TV had to work for everybody. And now it's kind of flipped where there's so many platforms that TV can be incredibly niche. Paul Bettany

I loved working with Peter Weir. I think he's one of the greats and will be remembered as one of the greats. Paul Bettany

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You can end up living your life pretty incrementally, and that's boring. Paul Bettany

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I get bored easily. Paul Bettany

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