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> [I think. as a child, there's something frightening about certain adults, particularly when you're in their clutches or power. That must be the reason why Roald Dahl creates such brilliant characters: He taps into something in the collective memory of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bertie-carvel/i-think-as-a-child-there-s-something-frightening-about-certain-adults/)

[Bertie Carvel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bertie-carvel/)

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## More by Bertie Carvel

> [I think. as a child, there's something frightening about certain adults, particularly when you're in their clutches or power. That must be the reason…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bertie-carvel/i-think-as-a-child-there-s-something-frightening-about-certain-adults/)

[Bertie Carvel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bertie-carvel/)

> [It's what all actors try to do, really, to just preserve the child inside them because their imagination is quite available. I think partly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bertie-carvel/it-s-what-all-actors-try-to-do-really-to-just-preserve-the-child/)

[Bertie Carvel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bertie-carvel/)

> [Acting is a mysterious process.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bertie-carvel/acting-is-a-mysterious-process/)

[Bertie Carvel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bertie-carvel/)

> [The most amazing thing you can ask for as an actor from a director is that you're being seen, that the choices made are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bertie-carvel/the-most-amazing-thing-you-can-ask-for-as-an-actor-from-a-director-is/)

[Bertie Carvel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bertie-carvel/)

> [Actors tend to be quite good at getting on with people. If you’re an arsehole, people don’t want to work with you. You won’t…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bertie-carvel/actors-tend-to-be-quite-good-at-getting-on-with-people-if-you-re-an/)

[Bertie Carvel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bertie-carvel/)

> [Working with the children on 'Matilda' has been a joy. They don't do this professionally - their sense of discovery is instinctive, and the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bertie-carvel/working-with-the-children-on-matilda-has-been-a-joy-they-don-t-do/)

[Bertie Carvel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bertie-carvel/)

> [I'm a socialist. I'm amazed at how the spirit of socialism is alive and well in New York. I had always thought I wouldn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bertie-carvel/i-m-a-socialist-i-m-amazed-at-how-the-spirit-of-socialism-is-alive/)

[Bertie Carvel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bertie-carvel/)

> [It might sound glib, but in a sense, as an actor Im a journalist and a psychologist recording life and truth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bertie-carvel/it-might-sound-glib-but-in-a-sense-as-an-actor-im-a-journalist-and-a/)

[Bertie Carvel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bertie-carvel/)

> [I think musicals can be more than what people imagine. That'll be the case with 'Matilda.' It's such a clever thing to stage. Parents…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bertie-carvel/i-think-musicals-can-be-more-than-what-people-imagine-that-ll-be-the/)

[Bertie Carvel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bertie-carvel/)

> [I get so carried away in interviews and deliver 1,500-word treatises, then find it's been reduced to something pithier but also not quite accurate.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bertie-carvel/i-get-so-carried-away-in-interviews-and-deliver-1-500-word-treatises/)

[Bertie Carvel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bertie-carvel/)

> [It's an odd experience reading interviews with yourself. Interesting, though. Of course, you know that the journalist will have edited, rephrased or even rewritten…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bertie-carvel/it-s-an-odd-experience-reading-interviews-with-yourself-interesting/)

[Bertie Carvel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bertie-carvel/)

> [I came to musical theatre from straight acting, and a lot of my friends have a real prejudice about musical theatre - one I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bertie-carvel/i-came-to-musical-theatre-from-straight-acting-and-a-lot-of-my/)

[Bertie Carvel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bertie-carvel/)

> [I live close to Hampstead Heath, so when I do have spare time, I like to raise my white blood cell count with a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bertie-carvel/i-live-close-to-hampstead-heath-so-when-i-do-have-spare-time-i-like/)

[Bertie Carvel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bertie-carvel/)

> [Kids are no fools: they're very sophisticated, they don't miss a lot; they don't miss nuance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bertie-carvel/kids-are-no-fools-they-re-very-sophisticated-they-don-t-miss-a-lot/)

[Bertie Carvel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bertie-carvel/)

> [I overthink everything. I'm very keen there should be a positive outcome. I like to control outcomes. But you can't. That's what is nice…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bertie-carvel/i-overthink-everything-i-m-very-keen-there-should-be-a-positive/)

[Bertie Carvel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bertie-carvel/)

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