I used to write out of angst. My writing was quite miserable, quite angry, even when it was funny. It was based on this sadness and tired emotional disdain for the world. — David Thewlis Copy Share Image
I don't think Alfonso was a big expert on Potter either. He was feeling his way through it more than I was. — David Thewlis Copy Share Image
I often draw from people in my own experience to base a character on, going back to my days with Mike Leigh. — David Thewlis Copy Share Image
The very best thing about doing it is seeing the reaction on kid's faces when you tell them you've done it. — David Thewlis Copy Share Image
I keep myself content by doing lots of different stuff and make sure that my next role is completely different to the last. I… — David Thewlis Copy Share Image
Publishing a novel was such a proud thing for me. When I was a kid, I used to say to my mum and dad,… — David Thewlis Copy Share Image
I'd only read a bit of the first book. And I just knew about all the media furor over it. But I'd not read… — David Thewlis Copy Share Image
I was a young actor in my 20s, going out in Soho, having a wild time. — David Thewlis Copy Share Image
I started doing the big Hollywood stuff, and I realised, 'Oh, there's no rehearsal at all; you just turn up on the set, and… — David Thewlis Copy Share Image
“I feel like I'm in a film about a struggling artist who keeps getting up at all hours of the night to look at… — David Thewlis Copy Share Image
