The hardest thing to do in movies is be a day-part player. You have to go in, make your mark, and get… — Brian Cox Copy Share Image
My mother Molly had a nervous breakdown after my father Chic died, aged 50. He was a very generous man who ran… — Brian Cox Copy Share Image
Feudal societies don't create great cinema; we have great theatre. The egalitarian societies create great cinema. The Americans, the French. Because equality… — Brian Cox Copy Share Image
There are characters that have made me uncomfortable. I did a film called 'Rob Roy,' and I played Killearn, who was this… — Brian Cox Copy Share Image
You dig deeper and it gets more and more complicated, and you get confused, and it's tricky and it's hard, but... It is beautiful. — Brian Cox Copy Share Image
I didn't have this feeling that I should be a leading actor in the cinema. And I wouldn't want the responsibility of the opening… — Brian Cox Copy Share Image
The correct statement of individual rights is that everyone has the right to an opinion, but crucially, that opinion can be roundly ignored and… — Brian Cox Copy Share Image
I was living in London and I thought, 'There's nothing here for me anymore.' I don't want to become this actor who's going to… — Brian Cox Copy Share Image
I enjoy acting now more than I ever have. I've had lots of difficult times when I was younger, but that was all tied… — Brian Cox Copy Share Image
The problem is that the U.K. in essence is a feudal society. It's everyone in their place. — Brian Cox Copy Share Image
“Later, we shall see that if it were possible to exceed the speed of light, we could construct time machines capable of transporting us… — Brian Cox Copy Share Image
I've directed a couple of times in the theater, but I wouldn't make a habit of it because it's too consuming. — Brian Cox Copy Share Image
“I'm comfortable with the unknown -- that's the point of science. There are places out there, billions of places out there, that we know… — Brian Cox Copy Share Image
The story of the universe finally comes to an end. For the first time in its life, the universe will be permanent and unchanging.… — Brian Cox Copy Share Image
