--- title: "1 Arcadia Quotes By Ed Stoppard" description: "1 Arcadia quotes by Ed Stoppard. Plus more from Ed Stoppard and more Arcadia sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/84d/ed-stoppard-36522_actor_it-was-inevitable-at-some-point-that-i-w_1357350.jpg" --- > [It was inevitable at some point that I would bump into one of my father's plays. The reality of the situation is that I'm a jobbing actor, and any actor would give their eye-teeth to have one of those roles.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-stoppard/it-was-inevitable-at-some-point-that-i-would-bump-into-one-of-my/) [Ed Stoppard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-stoppard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/84d/ed-stoppard-36522_actor_it-was-inevitable-at-some-point-that-i-w_1357350.jpg) ## Other authors on Arcadia - [Steven Magee 8 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/arcadia/steven-magee/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-tom-stoppard-91582.jpg) Tom Stoppard 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/arcadia/tom-stoppard/) - [Jenn Bennett 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/arcadia/jenn-bennett/) ## More by Ed Stoppard > [I wish people would be a bit more aware of how their actions affect everyone around them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-stoppard/i-wish-people-would-be-a-bit-more-aware-of-how-their-actions-affect/) [Ed Stoppard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-stoppard/) > [I am a member of the London Library, and on almost every single job I do, there is some benefit to be had in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-stoppard/i-am-a-member-of-the-london-library-and-on-almost-every-single-job-i/) [Ed Stoppard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-stoppard/) > [If I manage to get seven hours' sleep, I'm a pretty good parent.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-stoppard/if-i-manage-to-get-seven-hours-sleep-i-m-a-pretty-good-parent/) [Ed Stoppard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-stoppard/) > [I love going to the Via Giulia, a beautiful old cobbled street, which has a bridge at one end behind the Palazzo Farnese. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-stoppard/i-love-going-to-the-via-giulia-a-beautiful-old-cobbled-street-which/) [Ed Stoppard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-stoppard/) > [It was inevitable at some point that I would bump into one of my father's plays. The reality of the situation is that I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-stoppard/it-was-inevitable-at-some-point-that-i-would-bump-into-one-of-my/) [Ed Stoppard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-stoppard/) > [I am always nervous when I'm auditioning for a part I really want.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-stoppard/i-am-always-nervous-when-i-m-auditioning-for-a-part-i-really-want/) [Ed Stoppard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-stoppard/) > [I retreat to my cave in a very male fashion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-stoppard/i-retreat-to-my-cave-in-a-very-male-fashion/) [Ed Stoppard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-stoppard/) > [In the life of any actor or actress, there is inevitably a time when they will be eligible to act in a Tom Stoppard…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-stoppard/in-the-life-of-any-actor-or-actress-there-is-inevitably-a-time-when/) [Ed Stoppard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-stoppard/) > ['Upstairs Downstairs' somehow bestrode the different genres that had come before it to create a new drama entity. I suppose that's one of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-stoppard/upstairs-downstairs-somehow-bestrode-the-different-genres-that-had/) [Ed Stoppard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-stoppard/) > [The beauty of Rome is that you can wander into a pizzeria just about anywhere and get a real Italian pizza that's thankfully worlds…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-stoppard/the-beauty-of-rome-is-that-you-can-wander-into-a-pizzeria-just-about/) [Ed Stoppard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-stoppard/) > [I tend to gravitate toward conflicted characters, and a character who is exploring chaos theory and population control and the difficulties of love and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-stoppard/i-tend-to-gravitate-toward-conflicted-characters-and-a-character-who/) [Ed Stoppard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-stoppard/) > [Vatican City is a bit overrated in my opinion - no offence to the Vatican.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-stoppard/vatican-city-is-a-bit-overrated-in-my-opinion-no-offence-to-the/) [Ed Stoppard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-stoppard/) > [It's no secret that I'm my dad's biggest fan.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-stoppard/it-s-no-secret-that-i-m-my-dad-s-biggest-fan/) [Ed Stoppard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-stoppard/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/arcadia/ed-stoppard/#itemlist", "name": "1 Arcadia Quotes By Ed Stoppard", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It was inevitable at some point that I would bump into one of my father's plays. 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