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> [In terms of directors, great actors make directors - Gary Oldman was great to work with, for me; Tim Roth, too. You work with Scorsese and Spielberg and they were wonderful directors, but for me, working with actor/directors is special.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-winstone/in-terms-of-directors-great-actors-make-directors-gary-oldman-was/)

[Ray Winstone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-winstone/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a16/ray-winstone-12425_actors_in-terms-of-directors-great-actors-make_1891194.png)

## More by Ray Winstone

> [Well, for me, my favourite 'Indiana Jones' is 'The Last Crusade,' because you get tears in your eyes when you see the old guard…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-winstone/well-for-me-my-favourite-indiana-jones-is-the-last-crusade-because/)

[Ray Winstone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-winstone/)

> [I think the difference is that Angelina didn't need any CGI enhancement and I did! You can't really think about some things too much,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-winstone/i-think-the-difference-is-that-angelina-didn-t-need-any-cgi/)

[Ray Winstone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-winstone/)

> [I think TV is all about caring, and if you don't care about a character in a drama or a person when they get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-winstone/i-think-tv-is-all-about-caring-and-if-you-don-t-care-about-a/)

[Ray Winstone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-winstone/)

> [As a man, there's a part of me that feels I should still be going out and doing a proper day's work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-winstone/as-a-man-there-s-a-part-of-me-that-feels-i-should-still-be-going-out/)

[Ray Winstone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-winstone/)

> [You do a job like mine because you love the job, not because it's going to make you famous.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-winstone/you-do-a-job-like-mine-because-you-love-the-job-not-because-it-s/)

[Ray Winstone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-winstone/)

> [I love to be the lead, but you can't always be the lead.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-winstone/i-love-to-be-the-lead-but-you-can-t-always-be-the-lead/)

[Ray Winstone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-winstone/)

> [I'm lucky enough to have a kid with me who is actually really intellectually up with what's going on in the world and actually…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-winstone/i-m-lucky-enough-to-have-a-kid-with-me-who-is-actually-really/)

[Ray Winstone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-winstone/)

> [When somebody meets me in the street, they say, 'Hello, how you doing?' And I say the same back. It's just two minutes of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-winstone/when-somebody-meets-me-in-the-street-they-say-hello-how-you-doing-and/)

[Ray Winstone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-winstone/)

> [Working with Scorsese was an absolute dream, and one of my favourite ever jobs was 'Beowulf' because it was just pure acting. Your imagination…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-winstone/working-with-scorsese-was-an-absolute-dream-and-one-of-my-favourite/)

[Ray Winstone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-winstone/)

> [I had a very real fear of spiders until one bit me. I got bitten by a redback spider in Australia and I've never…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-winstone/i-had-a-very-real-fear-of-spiders-until-one-bit-me-i-got-bitten-by-a/)

[Ray Winstone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-winstone/)

> [I was kicked out of drama school in 1976, aged 18, for vandalising the headmistress's tyres, after being there for less than a year.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-winstone/i-was-kicked-out-of-drama-school-in-1976-aged-18-for-vandalising-the/)

[Ray Winstone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-winstone/)

> [I've never met a politician I haven't wanted to walk away from, and I've yet to hear a politician speak and actually believe the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-winstone/i-ve-never-met-a-politician-i-haven-t-wanted-to-walk-away-from-and-i/)

[Ray Winstone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-winstone/)

> [It's not hard to be sexy when you're standing in front of Angelina Jolie or Robin Wright Penn. They're two of the most beautiful…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-winstone/it-s-not-hard-to-be-sexy-when-you-re-standing-in-front-of-angelina/)

[Ray Winstone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-winstone/)

> [Every job I take, within minutes I'm thinking, 'I can't do this.' I think it's what makes me work. People think I just swagger…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-winstone/every-job-i-take-within-minutes-i-m-thinking-i-can-t-do-this-i-think/)

[Ray Winstone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-winstone/)

> [The greatest dramas in the world are all about sex, violence and death.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-winstone/the-greatest-dramas-in-the-world-are-all-about-sex-violence-and-death/)

[Ray Winstone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-winstone/)

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