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 want to be away for six months of the year. I've never done the L.A. thing… — Eddie Marsan Copy Share Image
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… — Eddie Marsan Copy Share Image
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… — Eddie Marsan Copy Share Image
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… — Eddie Marsan Copy Share Image
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. — Eddie Marsan Copy Share Image
The trick to acting is not to show off, it's to think the thoughts of the character. — Eddie Marsan Copy Share Image
Mike Leigh taught me about making choices - as an actor, you choose between being honest and clever, and with Mike, it's always about… — Eddie Marsan Copy Share Image
I used to do a lot of comedy. I don't know what happened. I think it's my face. — Eddie Marsan Copy Share Image
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… — Eddie Marsan Copy Share Image
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… — Eddie Marsan Copy Share Image
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… — Eddie Marsan Copy Share Image
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… — Eddie Marsan Copy Share Image
I was brought up in a house full of women; the first time I realised no one was interrupting me was when I was… — Eddie Marsan Copy Share Image
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… — Eddie Marsan Copy Share Image
