You come out of drama school and do theatre and are interested in creative endeavour, then you drift into TV and movies and realise that artistic endeavour needs to balance with financial success. There's no point spending millions on a… — Mark Strong Copy Share Image
I'm sure, in real life, spying is boring - there's probably a lot of sitting around and plenty of paperwork. But the world seems to think that spying is exciting, and that's how movies get made. — Mark Strong Copy Share Image
I've never been one of those actors who plays chess with his career and goes, 'I'm going to wait now and see what project… — Mark Strong Copy Share Image
I'm like anyone; I make a lot of my assumptions about actors I don't know from what I read about them. And then I'll… — Mark Strong Copy Share Image
It's important to me that I don't spend too much time away from the family. I try to pick jobs that will keep me… — Mark Strong Copy Share Image
I was born in London, and my family is here. America is an interesting place, but it's incredibly different culturally. It doesn't take long… — Mark Strong Copy Share Image
I do get antsy if I haven't got lines to learn, a character to play. But yes, I do take holidays. — Mark Strong Copy Share Image
I studied at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, which was founded by Laurence Olivier and has alumni like Jeremy Irons and Daniel Day… — Mark Strong Copy Share Image
I think it serves the purpose of the film if the premise is that you're unsure of me because you've only ever really seen… — Mark Strong Copy Share Image
I studied law, so perhaps I might have made it to the Bar, though I gave up that idea when I suspected playing a… — Mark Strong Copy Share Image
There have been things over the years that didn't work. 'Body Of Lies,' directed by Ridley Scott, which I did with Russell Crowe and… — Mark Strong Copy Share Image
I can't imagine anything worse than being in a position that you're not allowed to live your life privately. — Mark Strong Copy Share Image
