Acting is reacting, and it's always easier to react when someone is doing a good job. — Martin Freeman Copy Share Image
Whenever someone says to my mum: 'How's your son doing?' she says: 'Which one?' If you're a parent, you're not going to… — Martin Freeman Copy Share Image
I think the only directing I'd be any good at is theatre directing. It's the only thing I can see myself doing. — Martin Freeman Copy Share Image
As soon as you get two actors in a room and they're locking eyes, they're doing a scene. — Martin Freeman Copy Share Image
Coming back from doing 'The Hobbit,' you think 'Sherlock' is realistic, but of course, it's not that realistic. — Martin Freeman Copy Share Image
I've been doing interviews for years, and in all that time, I've virtually never read one and gone, 'Yep, factually and tonally… — Martin Freeman Copy Share Image
If everyone's just saying what they feel and doing whatever they want, there's no drama in the world. And there's also no… — Martin Freeman Copy Share Image
Although there's an inherent light-heartedness to 'Sherlock,' I slightly err towards not doing the comedy. — Martin Freeman Copy Share Image
I don't want to be alone; the thing I love about acting is the other people you're doing it with. — Martin Freeman Copy Share Image
Actors are people who are doing a job they want to do, which isn't the case for many of the people who… — Martin Freeman Copy Share Image
True heroics, obviously, is not the absence of fear, but having that fear and doing something anyway. — Martin Freeman Copy Share Image
It's always the case, whenever you're doing someone real, how much you want to do an impression or a characterisation. If I… — Martin Freeman Copy Share Image
I have never been in, nor have I had any strong particular desire to be in, what is termed a costume drama, but I… — Martin Freeman Copy Share Image
My mum was Labour-voting, but wanted us to know we were important. Basically, everyone's equal, but you, my children, are a bit better. — Martin Freeman Copy Share Image
I would wear a full-length cape if I could get away with it - I do love a good swirl in a fog. — Martin Freeman Copy Share Image
I think people just like seeing friendship. I think people like seeing people who just drive each other up the wall, but at same… — Martin Freeman Copy Share Image
I hadn't grown up with 'The Hobbit;' I hadn't grown up with 'Lord of The Rings,' anything like that. — Martin Freeman Copy Share Image
I could say, 'I want to play a French-African humpback,' but I probably won't get that role. — Martin Freeman Copy Share Image
We can all look on the Internet and go, 'He hates me! Oh, but she loves me. Oh, but he hates me,' you know.… — Martin Freeman Copy Share Image
I think when see you a character on the screen who is actually being touched by the world, and the stuff is actually landing… — Martin Freeman Copy Share Image
