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> [Look, I play all these tough guys and thugs and strong, complex characters. In real life, I am a cringing, neurotic Jewish mess. Can't I for once play that on stage?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-isaacs/look-i-play-all-these-tough-guys-and-thugs-and-strong-complex/)

[Jason Isaacs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-isaacs/)

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## More by Jason Isaacs

> [I imagine like most of us that I'd like obscene amounts of money but the people I met and worked with who have those…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-isaacs/i-imagine-like-most-of-us-that-i-d-like-obscene-amounts-of-money-but/)

[Jason Isaacs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-isaacs/)

> [There is nothing nicer than playing someone who is cooler, tougher, more virtuous and sexier than yourself and thinking, 'I can be anyone.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-isaacs/there-is-nothing-nicer-than-playing-someone-who-is-cooler-tougher/)

[Jason Isaacs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-isaacs/)

> [I'm at the beginning of it. I'm Elektra's last job before the story kicks off.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-isaacs/i-m-at-the-beginning-of-it-i-m-elektra-s-last-job-before-the-story/)

[Jason Isaacs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-isaacs/)

> [I can't tell you too much about it because I'm not even meant to tell you that I'm in it. In fact, I might…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-isaacs/i-can-t-tell-you-too-much-about-it-because-i-m-not-even-meant-to-tell/)

[Jason Isaacs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-isaacs/)

> [Acting is usually regarded as a wholly narcissistic pursuit but there really is a hunger in me to unravel the human condition.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-isaacs/acting-is-usually-regarded-as-a-wholly-narcissistic-pursuit-but-there/)

[Jason Isaacs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-isaacs/)

> [I would love to tell you I've found the secret to eternal youth. I go to the gym and avoid too many chips. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-isaacs/i-would-love-to-tell-you-i-ve-found-the-secret-to-eternal-youth-i-go/)

[Jason Isaacs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-isaacs/)

> [Acting is a really simple job - it's just hard to do. You just have to be that person with their background in that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-isaacs/acting-is-a-really-simple-job-it-s-just-hard-to-do-you-just-have-to/)

[Jason Isaacs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-isaacs/)

> [I damaged my Achilles tendon, so I can't run.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-isaacs/i-damaged-my-achilles-tendon-so-i-can-t-run/)

[Jason Isaacs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-isaacs/)

> [The weird job of acting is that it is so simple. You just see the person in the situation. It is whatever you have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-isaacs/the-weird-job-of-acting-is-that-it-is-so-simple-you-just-see-the/)

[Jason Isaacs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-isaacs/)

> [I went to university and I was a bit out of my depth, socially.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-isaacs/i-went-to-university-and-i-was-a-bit-out-of-my-depth-socially/)

[Jason Isaacs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-isaacs/)

> [I imagine like most of us that I'd like obscene amounts of money but the people I met and worked with who have those…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-isaacs/i-imagine-like-most-of-us-that-i-d-like-obscene-amounts-of-money-but-2/)

[Jason Isaacs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-isaacs/)

> [I'm still spending my working life trying to mine people's souls and now they're complimenting me in reviews on the amount of time I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-isaacs/i-m-still-spending-my-working-life-trying-to-mine-people-s-souls-and/)

[Jason Isaacs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-isaacs/)

> [Every time I make a plan, God laughs at me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-isaacs/every-time-i-make-a-plan-god-laughs-at-me/)

[Jason Isaacs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-isaacs/)

> [In fact my favourite thing is the wig because I'm a very lazy actor so every time I put it on, in order to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-isaacs/in-fact-my-favourite-thing-is-the-wig-because-i-m-a-very-lazy-actor/)

[Jason Isaacs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-isaacs/)

> [When I started acting, I thought everything should be issue-based and that there should be a helpline at the end of every program.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-isaacs/when-i-started-acting-i-thought-everything-should-be-issue-based-and/)

[Jason Isaacs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-isaacs/)

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