Actor Quotes by Hugh Grant

9 Actor quotes by Hugh Grant

Hugh Grant’s nine brief reflections blend wit with charm. His words feel conversational and polished, providing a succinct glimpse into his elegant, slightly self‑deprecating take on performance.

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When I think about actors I know, I'd much rather hear about who they're shagging than what film they're doing next.

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I slightly lost my enthusiasm for most acting, but I've done some little bits and pieces - curiosities.

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As it is, I have a limited range as an actor - light comedy. I have never been a fan of romantic…

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I play the sort of character who would sell his grandmother for career advancement, something I've come across a lot with actors.

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If every play was three weeks, I'd do lots of plays. It's just the idea of six months, I think, that might…

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The only reason my work seems to be eclectic up to a certain period is because I was a failure as an…

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I think the part of my acting career where I've been more successful, I've been incredibly cushioned. People are much too nice…

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I suppose after 'Four Weddings' I was very busy for a bit, and I imagined that was my career, but I never…

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Most actors really love it, that's what they want to do. They burn to do it. And so they'll read a script…

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I've driven people mad on films that I've made - I want more takes; I want to try new lines. Then I want to…

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Some newspapers in Britain have become closer to these kind of mafia families. They wield an incredible power. They choose our governments, they choose…

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Well, you know I have an office, my film offices. So I know that syndrome. I fancy offices, so there must be something wrong…

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I'm such a chronic relativist, I can't hold down a strong opinion about many things long enough.

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Do I think human beings are meant to be in 40-year-long monogamous, faithful, relationships? No, No, No. Whoever said they were? Only the Bible…

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And film acting is incredibly tedious, just by its nature. It's incredibly, mind numbingly slow.

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Being on a film set, it's mind-numbing. It's like torture.

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Broadly speaking, there are two kinds of acting: character acting and lead acting. And in my life, to begin with, in the 1980s, it…

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'The Lair of the White Worm' is quite a strange film. It's difficult to be good when you're saying lines that have been translated…

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The only reason my work seems to be eclectic up to a certain period is because I was a failure as an actor.

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Although I'm largely doing other things in life, it's very nice occasionally to put my toe back in the waters of show business.

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I look at life and I see some very happy relationships, but I also see the vast majority as not being that happy.

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Now, I quite like it. For years I sat in these interviews and everyone said, 'You're always Mister Nice Guy, why don't you ever…

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The reason I turn down 99% of a hundred, I mean a thousand, scripts is because romantic comedies are often very romantic but seldom…

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I never meant to be in romantic comedies; it's just what ended up happening. But they are tricky, in a post-1960s sexual revolution way.…

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