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> [I've played so many historical characters because most horrible dictators are short, fat, middle-aged men.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-hoskins/i-ve-played-so-many-historical-characters-because-most-horrible/)

[Bob Hoskins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-hoskins/)

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> [Most dictators were short, fat, middle-aged and hairless. Besides Danny Devito, there's only me to play them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-hoskins/most-dictators-were-short-fat-middle-aged-and-hairless-besides-danny/)

[Bob Hoskins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-hoskins/)

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## Other authors on Dictators

- [Mona Eltahawy 7 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dictators/mona-eltahawy/)

## More by Bob Hoskins

> [You have to learn to hallucinate,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-hoskins/you-have-to-learn-to-hallucinate/)

[Bob Hoskins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-hoskins/)

> [What would I have done if I wasn't an actor? Probably rob banks.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-hoskins/what-would-i-have-done-if-i-wasn-t-an-actor-probably-rob-banks/)

[Bob Hoskins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-hoskins/)

> [I'm Winnie the Pooh - that's as sexy as I am. I meet ladies and they talk about their family and I talk about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-hoskins/i-m-winnie-the-pooh-that-s-as-sexy-as-i-am-i-meet-ladies-and-they/)

[Bob Hoskins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-hoskins/)

> [I've played so many historical characters because most horrible dictators are short, fat, middle-aged men.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-hoskins/i-ve-played-so-many-historical-characters-because-most-horrible/)

[Bob Hoskins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-hoskins/)

> [Acting is the best job in the world. Look at the way they treat you when you turn up for work. They give you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-hoskins/acting-is-the-best-job-in-the-world-look-at-the-way-they-treat-you/)

[Bob Hoskins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-hoskins/)

> [I've watched films and even forgotten I'm in them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-hoskins/i-ve-watched-films-and-even-forgotten-i-m-in-them/)

[Bob Hoskins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-hoskins/)

> [I realised one day that men are emotional cripples. We can't express ourselves emotionally, we can only do it with anger and humour. Emotional…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-hoskins/i-realised-one-day-that-men-are-emotional-cripples-we-can-t-express/)

[Bob Hoskins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-hoskins/)

> [I started my career by becoming a stalker, watching women in the street, the way they greet each other. I thought if I could…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-hoskins/i-started-my-career-by-becoming-a-stalker-watching-women-in-the/)

[Bob Hoskins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-hoskins/)

> [I'd say I am partial to women.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-hoskins/i-d-say-i-am-partial-to-women/)

[Bob Hoskins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-hoskins/)

> [It's your life, live it your way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-hoskins/it-s-your-life-live-it-your-way/)

[Bob Hoskins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-hoskins/)

> [I'm very romantic. I've emptied flower shops.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-hoskins/i-m-very-romantic-i-ve-emptied-flower-shops/)

[Bob Hoskins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-hoskins/)

> [What we do does not define who we are. What defines us is how well we rise after falling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-hoskins/what-we-do-does-not-define-who-we-are-what-defines-us-is-how-well-we/)

[Bob Hoskins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-hoskins/)

> [I am fairly rich. Money's very handy, let's face it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-hoskins/i-am-fairly-rich-money-s-very-handy-let-s-face-it/)

[Bob Hoskins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-hoskins/)

> [Actors are just entertainers, even the serious ones. That's all an actor is. He's like a serious Bruce Forsyth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-hoskins/actors-are-just-entertainers-even-the-serious-ones-that-s-all-an/)

[Bob Hoskins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-hoskins/)

> [Quantum physics is a bit of a passion of mine. It's extraordinary. There's a branch of mathematics that is based on lunacy, and that's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-hoskins/quantum-physics-is-a-bit-of-a-passion-of-mine-it-s-extraordinary/)

[Bob Hoskins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-hoskins/)

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