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title: "1 Read Harry Quotes By Michael Gambon"
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> [I have been in five Harry Potter films and never read a 'Harry Potter' book. If you are an actor, all you have is the script you are given. If you read the book, you might get disappointed about what's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-gambon/i-have-been-in-five-harry-potter-films-and-never-read-a-harry-potter/)

[Michael Gambon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-gambon/)

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## More by Michael Gambon

> [Theater actors are just tolerated. You have to be a movie star to be a celebrity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-gambon/theater-actors-are-just-tolerated-you-have-to-be-a-movie-star-to-be-a/)

[Michael Gambon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-gambon/)

> [I see film roles as lovely presents that come along now and again. I feel really lucky and say thank you very much. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-gambon/i-see-film-roles-as-lovely-presents-that-come-along-now-and-again-i/)

[Michael Gambon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-gambon/)

> [I used to be gay, but I was forced to give it up, because it made my eyes water.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-gambon/i-used-to-be-gay-but-i-was-forced-to-give-it-up-because-it-made-my/)

[Michael Gambon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-gambon/)

> [I have been in five Harry Potter films and never read a 'Harry Potter' book. If you are an actor, all you have is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-gambon/i-have-been-in-five-harry-potter-films-and-never-read-a-harry-potter/)

[Michael Gambon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-gambon/)

> [I can't remember any of the films I've done. You go from one to another, and they all blend in to a big mass.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-gambon/i-can-t-remember-any-of-the-films-i-ve-done-you-go-from-one-to/)

[Michael Gambon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-gambon/)

> [I live in fear of being a contented passenger. I'd rather get parts I can't play.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-gambon/i-live-in-fear-of-being-a-contented-passenger-i-d-rather-get-parts-i/)

[Michael Gambon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-gambon/)

> [I promise myself that I would go and do a play every year.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-gambon/i-promise-myself-that-i-would-go-and-do-a-play-every-year/)

[Michael Gambon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-gambon/)

> [Television has dried up for my generation, so it's plays and films.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-gambon/television-has-dried-up-for-my-generation-so-it-s-plays-and-films/)

[Michael Gambon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-gambon/)

> [I never met my theater fans. I'm out the stage door five minutes after the curtain goes up. So that's it. I don't even…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-gambon/i-never-met-my-theater-fans-i-m-out-the-stage-door-five-minutes-after/)

[Michael Gambon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-gambon/)

> [There are some actors who are rehearsal actors, and some who are not. I am not. Having said that, I don't know what I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-gambon/there-are-some-actors-who-are-rehearsal-actors-and-some-who-are-not-i/)

[Michael Gambon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-gambon/)

> [I fell in love with Alan Ayckbourn the day I met him and, starting with 'The Norman Conquests,' went on to do eight plays…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-gambon/i-fell-in-love-with-alan-ayckbourn-the-day-i-met-him-and-starting/)

[Michael Gambon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-gambon/)

> [I've had a private pilot's license for years and flown all round the U.K. and over to France.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-gambon/i-ve-had-a-private-pilot-s-license-for-years-and-flown-all-round-the/)

[Michael Gambon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-gambon/)

> [All actors say they're concerned about the state of the theatre, but what they're really concerned about is that there'll be less work around.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-gambon/all-actors-say-they-re-concerned-about-the-state-of-the-theatre-but/)

[Michael Gambon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-gambon/)

> [I belong to quite a lot of learned societies. We collect firearms and discuss them at dinners and clubs and things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-gambon/i-belong-to-quite-a-lot-of-learned-societies-we-collect-firearms-and/)

[Michael Gambon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-gambon/)

> [Television has dried up for my generation, so its plays and films.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-gambon/television-has-dried-up-for-my-generation-so-its-plays-and-films/)

[Michael Gambon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-gambon/)

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