--- title: "4 Artistic Quotes By Andy Serkis" description: "4 Artistic quotes by Andy Serkis. Plus more from Andy Serkis and more Artistic sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/341/andy-serkis-1548_actors_in-a-personal-way-to-do-with-family-and_7652.jpg" --- > [In a personal way, to do with family and the father-son relationship, in a kind of artistic way with regard to him…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-serkis/in-a-personal-way-to-do-with-family-and-the-father-son-relationship/) [Andy Serkis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-serkis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/341/andy-serkis-1548_actors_in-a-personal-way-to-do-with-family-and_7652.jpg) > [I love the whole kind of notion of transformation for me is (what) excites me about not only acting, but storytelling. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-serkis/i-love-the-whole-kind-of-notion-of-transformation-for-me-is-what/) [Andy Serkis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-serkis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/adf/andy-serkis-1548_acting_i-love-the-whole-kind-of-notion-of-trans_460596.jpg) > [I mean, in many ways, you know, I felt very connected to Ian (Dury) on, on a lot of levels. I mean,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-serkis/i-mean-in-many-ways-you-know-i-felt-very-connected-to-ian-dury-on-on/) [Andy Serkis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-serkis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f1/andy-serkis-1548_amount_i-mean-in-many-ways-you-know-i-felt-very_943005.jpg) > [Every age has its storytelling form, and video gaming is a huge part of our culture. You can ignore or embrace video…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-serkis/every-age-has-its-storytelling-form-and-video-gaming-is-a-huge-part/) [Andy Serkis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-serkis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/69e/andy-serkis-1548_age_every-age-has-its-storytelling-form-and_2822583.jpg) ## Other authors on Artistic - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-oscar-wilde-72846.jpg) Oscar Wilde 10 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/artistic/oscar-wilde/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-gilbert-k-chesterton-38545.jpg) Gilbert K. Chesterton 9 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/artistic/gilbert-k-chesterton/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-vincent-van-gogh-93793.jpg) Vincent Van Gogh 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/artistic/vincent-van-gogh/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b014/author-julia-cameron-54149.jpg) Julia Cameron 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/artistic/julia-cameron/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-george-saunders-37966.jpg) George Saunders 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/artistic/george-saunders/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-camille-paglia-20735.jpg) Camille Paglia 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/artistic/camille-paglia/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-billy-corgan-18126.jpg) Billy Corgan 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/artistic/billy-corgan/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b004/author-andrei-tarkovsky-12850.jpg) Andrei Tarkovsky 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/artistic/andrei-tarkovsky/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b014/author-john-walford-52464.jpg) John Walford 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/artistic/john-walford/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b013/author-johann-wolfgang-von-goethe-50782.jpg) Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/artistic/johann-wolfgang-von-goethe/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b013/author-jerry-saltz-49147.jpg) Jerry Saltz 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/artistic/jerry-saltz/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-friedrich-nietzsche-36363.jpg) Friedrich Nietzsche 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/artistic/friedrich-nietzsche/) ## More by Andy Serkis > [In a personal way, to do with family and the father-son relationship, in a kind of artistic way with regard to him being an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-serkis/in-a-personal-way-to-do-with-family-and-the-father-son-relationship/) [Andy Serkis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-serkis/) > [I think I have a lot of internal energy, which does need to come out.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-serkis/i-think-i-have-a-lot-of-internal-energy-which-does-need-to-come-out/) [Andy Serkis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-serkis/) > [Hoodwink is a product of his environment. He grew up in Belfast, he was part of the UDA and he fought for what he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-serkis/hoodwink-is-a-product-of-his-environment-he-grew-up-in-belfast-he-was/) [Andy Serkis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-serkis/) > [Performance capture is a tool that young actors will need in the next 10, 20 years. It's on the increase, as you say. It's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-serkis/performance-capture-is-a-tool-that-young-actors-will-need-in-the-next/) [Andy Serkis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-serkis/) > [I think that Gollum is really the character who is a very human character, and he's very flawed, like most humans are, and has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-serkis/i-think-that-gollum-is-really-the-character-who-is-a-very-human/) [Andy Serkis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-serkis/) > [I'm quite contrary. If people agree on something, I tend to gravitate the other way by my nature. I don't like to be told…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-serkis/i-m-quite-contrary-if-people-agree-on-something-i-tend-to-gravitate/) [Andy Serkis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-serkis/) > [I do love nature, but I don't suppose I'd spent more time in zoos as a child than anyone else!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-serkis/i-do-love-nature-but-i-don-t-suppose-i-d-spent-more-time-in-zoos-as-a/) [Andy Serkis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-serkis/) > [When you start to do research into gorillas or any kind of apes, if you're going to play them, that's one of the biggest…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-serkis/when-you-start-to-do-research-into-gorillas-or-any-kind-of-apes-if/) [Andy Serkis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-serkis/) > [I remember once, I read in a horoscope, because I'm an Aries, I read this terrible thing, which really affected me, which said, "You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-serkis/i-remember-once-i-read-in-a-horoscope-because-i-m-an-aries-i-read/) [Andy Serkis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-serkis/) > [It's really up to the acting community to be willing to be educated about what performance capture is in order to fully appreciate it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-serkis/it-s-really-up-to-the-acting-community-to-be-willing-to-be-educated/) [Andy Serkis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-serkis/) > [I love acting and certainly won't give it up, but it's part of a bigger canvas for me now.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-serkis/i-love-acting-and-certainly-won-t-give-it-up-but-it-s-part-of-a/) [Andy Serkis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-serkis/) > [Rather than something like King Kong where I really went after studying gorillas in the wild and captivity. I based Caesar \[ from the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-serkis/rather-than-something-like-king-kong-where-i-really-went-after/) [Andy Serkis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-serkis/) > [On lower budget things you're still working collaboratively, but the investment and your level of creative importance is higher on something like this.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-serkis/on-lower-budget-things-you-re-still-working-collaboratively-but-the/) [Andy Serkis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-serkis/) > [Gollum is entirely based on the notion of addiction. The way that the ring pervades him, makes him craving, lustful, depletes him physically, psychologically…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-serkis/gollum-is-entirely-based-on-the-notion-of-addiction-the-way-that-the/) [Andy Serkis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-serkis/) > [I'm definitely moving more towards directing now.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-serkis/i-m-definitely-moving-more-towards-directing-now/) [Andy Serkis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-serkis/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/artistic/andy-serkis/#itemlist", "name": "4 Artistic Quotes By Andy Serkis", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "In a personal way, to do with family and the father-son relationship, in a kind of artistic way with regard to him being an art student. 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