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> [I have friends who are leading men, and they're only ever allowed to play leading men of a certain type. But as a character actor, there's a wider variety of projects available. On the big Hollywood films, all they care…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-marsan/i-have-friends-who-are-leading-men-and-they-re-only-ever-allowed-to/)

[Eddie Marsan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-marsan/)

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## More by Eddie Marsan

> [What I love about the East End is that there's a great perseverance, determination and courage. What I dislike about it is that there…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-marsan/what-i-love-about-the-east-end-is-that-there-s-a-great-perseverance/)

[Eddie Marsan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-marsan/)

> [It's a very fascinating thing for an actor to play somebody who is suffering, and you have to express the suffering, but in an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-marsan/it-s-a-very-fascinating-thing-for-an-actor-to-play-somebody-who-is/)

[Eddie Marsan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-marsan/)

> [I want to be respected as an actor. There's my ego. But I don't have a great need to be liked by an audience.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-marsan/i-want-to-be-respected-as-an-actor-there-s-my-ego-but-i-don-t-have-a/)

[Eddie Marsan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-marsan/)

> [The trick to acting is not to show off, it's to think the thoughts of the character.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-marsan/the-trick-to-acting-is-not-to-show-off-it-s-to-think-the-thoughts-of/)

[Eddie Marsan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-marsan/)

> [Mike Leigh taught me about making choices - as an actor, you choose between being honest and clever, and with Mike, it's always about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-marsan/mike-leigh-taught-me-about-making-choices-as-an-actor-you-choose/)

[Eddie Marsan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-marsan/)

> [I used to do a lot of comedy. I don't know what happened. I think it's my face.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-marsan/i-used-to-do-a-lot-of-comedy-i-don-t-know-what-happened-i-think-it-s/)

[Eddie Marsan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-marsan/)

> [As a working-class actor, leaving school with no qualifications, being a printer and then becoming an actor and then working with people who to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-marsan/as-a-working-class-actor-leaving-school-with-no-qualifications-being/)

[Eddie Marsan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-marsan/)

> [I went swimming the other day and my wife was watching and she said: "You know, it's funny, it's when you've got no clothes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-marsan/i-went-swimming-the-other-day-and-my-wife-was-watching-and-she-said/)

[Eddie Marsan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-marsan/)

> [I'm not one of these actors who can make a bad script good. Some actors, a script can be terrible, and they can bring…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-marsan/i-m-not-one-of-these-actors-who-can-make-a-bad-script-good-some/)

[Eddie Marsan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-marsan/)

> [I'm used to being in front of camera and knowing what to think. But if you're asking me to be me, I get very…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-marsan/i-m-used-to-being-in-front-of-camera-and-knowing-what-to-think-but-if/)

[Eddie Marsan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-marsan/)

> [I was brought up in a house full of women; the first time I realised no one was interrupting me was when I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-marsan/i-was-brought-up-in-a-house-full-of-women-the-first-time-i-realised/)

[Eddie Marsan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-marsan/)

> [When you're the youngest and the only boy, you get spoilt but you get told you're spoilt so you don't get to enjoy it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-marsan/when-you-re-the-youngest-and-the-only-boy-you-get-spoilt-but-you-get/)

[Eddie Marsan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-marsan/)

> [Different races never fazed me because coming from Bethnal Green, I'd been around people of different races forever. Different class? That was much harder.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-marsan/different-races-never-fazed-me-because-coming-from-bethnal-green-i-d/)

[Eddie Marsan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-marsan/)

> [I was approached to do something for seven years, and it was a quality project. I did seriously think about it, but I didn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-marsan/i-was-approached-to-do-something-for-seven-years-and-it-was-a-quality/)

[Eddie Marsan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-marsan/)

> [The trick to acting is not to show off; it's to think the thoughts of the character. I was lucky because when I started…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-marsan/the-trick-to-acting-is-not-to-show-off-it-s-to-think-the-thoughts-of-2/)

[Eddie Marsan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-marsan/)

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