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> [I think I've grown up in an era where character acting on film has become less desirable for the producers and directors and therefore the audience. They have got used to the people that those actors really are.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-suchet/i-think-i-ve-grown-up-in-an-era-where-character-acting-on-film-has/)

[David Suchet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-suchet/)

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## More by David Suchet

> [When I was 16, I made some little 35mm documentaries about the poor in London. I went round Notting Hill, which was a real…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-suchet/when-i-was-16-i-made-some-little-35mm-documentaries-about-the-poor-in/)

[David Suchet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-suchet/)

> [I'm never bored, never ever bored. If I've got a day off I'll sit in a cafe and watch and observe. I'm a great…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-suchet/i-m-never-bored-never-ever-bored-if-i-ve-got-a-day-off-i-ll-sit-in-a/)

[David Suchet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-suchet/)

> [When you're doing characters from famous novels, you have a responsibility as an actor to make it what the writer intended. And then you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-suchet/when-you-re-doing-characters-from-famous-novels-you-have-a/)

[David Suchet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-suchet/)

> [I'm really into my photography and am trying to catch up with digital generation - I was used to the old 35mm cameras.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-suchet/i-m-really-into-my-photography-and-am-trying-to-catch-up-with-digital/)

[David Suchet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-suchet/)

> [When I was 16, I played Macbeth at school and my English teacher said, 'I think you may have acting talent. Try to get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-suchet/when-i-was-16-i-played-macbeth-at-school-and-my-english-teacher-said/)

[David Suchet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-suchet/)

> [There are clues in the script... he will say "I think drugs are immoral"'... but the guy who says that kills, tortures, pimps and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-suchet/there-are-clues-in-the-script-he-will-say-i-think-drugs-are-immoral/)

[David Suchet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-suchet/)

> [It's an honour to have such a wonderful international cast on board for this world famous murder mystery. Writer Stewart Harcourt has created an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-suchet/it-s-an-honour-to-have-such-a-wonderful-international-cast-on-board/)

[David Suchet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-suchet/)

> [When I was 18 and not sure whether I wanted to be an actor, I realised that a playwright has no voice without an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-suchet/when-i-was-18-and-not-sure-whether-i-wanted-to-be-an-actor-i-realised/)

[David Suchet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-suchet/)

> [I think it's very dangerous, the idea of celebrity - you have to be constantly controversial to maintain the status of celebrity. Reality TV…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-suchet/i-think-it-s-very-dangerous-the-idea-of-celebrity-you-have-to-be/)

[David Suchet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-suchet/)

> [I became fascinated by the fact that people write to give away rather than write to be read. It's the difference between playwrights and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-suchet/i-became-fascinated-by-the-fact-that-people-write-to-give-away-rather/)

[David Suchet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-suchet/)

> [I am very traditional as a man. I am not modern and never have been. I think I was born 50 years of age…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-suchet/i-am-very-traditional-as-a-man-i-am-not-modern-and-never-have-been-i/)

[David Suchet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-suchet/)

> [Deep inside, I am desperate to do comedy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-suchet/deep-inside-i-am-desperate-to-do-comedy/)

[David Suchet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-suchet/)

> [I can't try to convert anybody. It's not in me to do that. But my faith has given me such an appreciation of people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-suchet/i-can-t-try-to-convert-anybody-it-s-not-in-me-to-do-that-but-my-faith/)

[David Suchet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-suchet/)

> [I love seeing my characters big up there and I would have liked to have reached a different public in movies from my television…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-suchet/i-love-seeing-my-characters-big-up-there-and-i-would-have-liked-to/)

[David Suchet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-suchet/)

> [“This is one of the great charms of Poirot’s investigations, for they reveal a world where manners and morals are quite different from today.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-suchet/this-is-one-of-the-great-charms-of-poirot-s-investigations-for-they/)

[David Suchet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-suchet/)

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