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> [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 me play villains.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-strong/i-think-it-serves-the-purpose-of-the-film-if-the-premise-is-that-you/)

[Mark Strong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-strong/)

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## More by Mark Strong

> [Some jobs you do, they're just jobs. Others are life experiences.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-strong/some-jobs-you-do-they-re-just-jobs-others-are-life-experiences/)

[Mark Strong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-strong/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-strong/i-ve-never-been-one-of-those-actors-who-plays-chess-with-his-career/)

[Mark Strong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-strong/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-strong/i-m-like-anyone-i-make-a-lot-of-my-assumptions-about-actors-i-don-t/)

[Mark Strong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-strong/)

> [For me, family comes over and above everything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-strong/for-me-family-comes-over-and-above-everything/)

[Mark Strong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-strong/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-strong/it-s-important-to-me-that-i-don-t-spend-too-much-time-away-from-the/)

[Mark Strong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-strong/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-strong/i-was-born-in-london-and-my-family-is-here-america-is-an-interesting/)

[Mark Strong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-strong/)

> [I do get antsy if I haven't got lines to learn, a character to play. But yes, I do take holidays.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-strong/i-do-get-antsy-if-i-haven-t-got-lines-to-learn-a-character-to-play/)

[Mark Strong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-strong/)

> [I studied at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, which was founded by Laurence Olivier and has alumni like Jeremy Irons and Daniel Day…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-strong/i-studied-at-the-bristol-old-vic-theatre-school-which-was-founded-by/)

[Mark Strong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-strong/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-strong/i-think-it-serves-the-purpose-of-the-film-if-the-premise-is-that-you/)

[Mark Strong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-strong/)

> [I studied law, so perhaps I might have made it to the Bar, though I gave up that idea when I suspected playing a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-strong/i-studied-law-so-perhaps-i-might-have-made-it-to-the-bar-though-i/)

[Mark Strong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-strong/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-strong/there-have-been-things-over-the-years-that-didn-t-work-body-of-lies/)

[Mark Strong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-strong/)

> [I can't imagine anything worse than being in a position that you're not allowed to live your life privately.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-strong/i-can-t-imagine-anything-worse-than-being-in-a-position-that-you-re/)

[Mark Strong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-strong/)

> [ \[Before I Go To Sleep\] script was a great journey with all the twists and turns that were kind of unexpected. I had to… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-strong/before-i-go-to-sleep-script-was-a-great-journey-with-all-the-twists/)

[Mark Strong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-strong/)

> [It's great to have the chance to play a character before he goes to the dark side, or the yellow side if you will.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-strong/it-s-great-to-have-the-chance-to-play-a-character-before-he-goes-to/)

[Mark Strong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-strong/)

> [Rowan Joffe is very specific. I mean, he wrote it as well and he has a very orderly writer's mind and the same applies…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-strong/rowan-joffe-is-very-specific-i-mean-he-wrote-it-as-well-and-he-has-a/)

[Mark Strong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-strong/)

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