It's not my ambition to direct lots of films. I think if I direct one film in my whole life, why rush it? — David Thewlis Copy Share Image
I don't think Alfonso was a big expert on Potter either. He was feeling his way through it more than I was. — David Thewlis Copy Share Image
I often draw from people in my own experience to base a character on, going back to my days with Mike Leigh. — David Thewlis Copy Share Image
The very best thing about doing it is seeing the reaction on kid's faces when you tell them you've done it. — David Thewlis Copy Share Image
I keep myself content by doing lots of different stuff and make sure that my next role is completely different to the last. I… — David Thewlis Copy Share Image
Publishing a novel was such a proud thing for me. When I was a kid, I used to say to my mum and dad,… — David Thewlis Copy Share Image
I'd only read a bit of the first book. And I just knew about all the media furor over it. But I'd not read… — David Thewlis Copy Share Image
I was a young actor in my 20s, going out in Soho, having a wild time. — David Thewlis Copy Share Image
I started doing the big Hollywood stuff, and I realised, 'Oh, there's no rehearsal at all; you just turn up on the set, and… — David Thewlis Copy Share Image
“I feel like I'm in a film about a struggling artist who keeps getting up at all hours of the night to look at… — David Thewlis Copy Share Image
Restoration I did because I really loved e novel and I like Michael Hoffman, who directed it, but it wasn't a really challenging part… — David Thewlis Copy Share Image
It wasn't the greatest script in the world, but not many people can say they've played a wicked king in a swashbuckling Arthurian special-effects… — David Thewlis Copy Share Image
I don't think its good for the soul to invest too much of yourself in technology. — David Thewlis Copy Share Image
