I hated my childhood. It was loathsome. My parents were deaf and dumb. Profoundly so. They could make noises when they were emotionally aroused, but they couldn't form it into speech. — Richard Griffiths Copy Share Image
I've always turned down stuff where you had to be fat. I may be fat, but that's not why you play a role. If… — Richard Griffiths Copy Share Image
Actors do have good and bad sides. It's because the passage down the birth canal distorts the face. People born by caesarean section are… — Richard Griffiths Copy Share Image
I don't think I'd live in London unless you paid me. Nine figures would be nice. — Richard Griffiths Copy Share Image
I could never understand the attraction of Bette Davis. I always preferred Jane Russell. — Richard Griffiths Copy Share Image
I went from being a beanpole - like a normal kid of the 1950s - and exploded. The weight piled on and didn't stop… — Richard Griffiths Copy Share Image
When I see David Attenborough talking about how chimps live, big apes, I just remember my dad and the way he'd look at you.… — Richard Griffiths Copy Share Image
Since puberty I've always had this strange awareness that all the keener experiences I would have in my life would happen later than it… — Richard Griffiths Copy Share Image
Everyone over 50 should be issued every week with a wet fish in a plastic bag by the Post Office so that, whenever you… — Richard Griffiths Copy Share Image
Some actors don't mind it. Those who are pretty. They think it's nice to be looked at because they are nice to look at.… — Richard Griffiths Copy Share Image
It's been the most astonishing year because I've been having a marvelous adventure, and yet I kind of sympathize with people who have to… — Richard Griffiths Copy Share Image
Winning is something you've dreamed about and hoped for, so that when you get there it's no big deal. But if you lose you're… — Richard Griffiths Copy Share Image
