People always make that mistake when they talk about theatre - the notion of the 'theatrical' meaning something separate from life. If… — Brian Cox Copy Share Image
The heritage of a British actor revolves around the challenges of playing the classic roles to meet certain levels of success as… — Brian Cox Copy Share Image
I enjoy acting now more than I ever have. I've had lots of difficult times when I was younger, but that was… — Brian Cox Copy Share Image
As a boy, I was never interested in theater because I came from a working-class Scottish home. I thought, 'I want to… — Brian Cox Copy Share Image
For me, it's just acting. It's pretending. The best actors are children, and children don't do research. You never see a child… — Brian Cox Copy Share Image
Actors in general have become very spoiled in the roles they choose these days. When I first started in this profession -… — Brian Cox Copy Share Image
I didn't have this feeling that I should be a leading actor in the cinema. And I wouldn't want the responsibility of… — Brian Cox Copy Share Image
I think I must be the only British actor who's played both Stalin and Trotsky. I need to play Lenin so I… — Brian Cox Copy Share Image
The hardest thing to do in movies is be a day-part player. You have to go in, make your mark, and get… — Brian Cox Copy Share Image
I was living in London and I thought, 'There's nothing here for me anymore.' I don't want to become this actor who's… — Brian Cox Copy Share Image
You dig deeper and it gets more and more complicated, and you get confused, and it's tricky and it's hard, but... It is beautiful. — Brian Cox Copy Share
I didn't have this feeling that I should be a leading actor in the cinema. And I wouldn't want the responsibility of the opening… — Brian Cox Copy Share
The correct statement of individual rights is that everyone has the right to an opinion, but crucially, that opinion can be roundly ignored and… — Brian Cox Copy Share
I was living in London and I thought, 'There's nothing here for me anymore.' I don't want to become this actor who's going to… — Brian Cox Copy Share
I enjoy acting now more than I ever have. I've had lots of difficult times when I was younger, but that was all tied… — Brian Cox Copy Share
The problem is that the U.K. in essence is a feudal society. It's everyone in their place. — Brian Cox Copy Share
“Later, we shall see that if it were possible to exceed the speed of light, we could construct time machines capable of transporting us… — Brian Cox Copy Share
I've directed a couple of times in the theater, but I wouldn't make a habit of it because it's too consuming. — Brian Cox Copy Share
“I'm comfortable with the unknown -- that's the point of science. There are places out there, billions of places out there, that we know… — Brian Cox Copy Share
The story of the universe finally comes to an end. For the first time in its life, the universe will be permanent and unchanging.… — Brian Cox Copy Share
I did a film in which Andy Garcia and Michael Keaton both played the leads, 'Desperate Measures,' and interestingly enough it was their biggest… — Brian Cox Copy Share
I always think I look like the Elephant Man - I can't get used to my own image. — Brian Cox Copy Share
