Matthew Macfadyen Quotes

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

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

I think people ought to do what they feel useful at the time. If I do things because I ought to do them, I switch off. - Matthew Macfadyen

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

I think I do have a good eye. It's quite liberating, being in a position to read a script and say, 'No.' It's really the only power you have, as an actor. - Matthew Macfadyen

I love TV and I love making films and I love doing plays. I feel very lucky to be able to do all three. - Matthew Macfadyen

I love books. - Matthew Macfadyen

I just loved the whole idea of being an actor. - Matthew Macfadyen

I instantly found him sympathetic. - Matthew Macfadyen

I have felt some twinges recently, about parts I wanted to play that I may be getting too old and fat to do. 'Hamlet,' for example - maybe that's gone. I would love to play Richard II. - Matthew Macfadyen

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