--- title: "Best Charles Dance Quotes" description: "Walter Charles Dance OBE is an English actor. He is known for playing intimidating, authoritarian characters and villains. Dance started his career on s..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-charles-dance-22206.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Charles Dance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-charles-dance-22206.jpg) # Charles Dance (1946–1863) Television Actor **62** quotes in **583** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Charles Dance was a television actor, best known for *A morning call*. ## Quick Facts About Charles Dance Born October 10, 1946 Died January 1, 1863 Profession Television Actor Notable works A morning call ## About Charles Dance Walter Charles Dance OBE is an English actor. He is known for playing intimidating, authoritarian characters and villains. Dance started his career on stage with the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) before appearing in film and television. For his services to drama he was appointed an OBE by Queen Elizabeth II in 2006. ## Quotes by Charles Dance · Page 2 > [ I spent a lot of time \[between takes\] apologising to Peter Dinklage \[Dance's on-screen son, Tyrion Lannister\] because I treat him appallingly. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-dance/i-spent-a-lot-of-time-between-takes-apologising-to-peter-dinklage/) [Charles Dance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-dance/) [Apologising](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/apologising/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c0/charles-dance-10952_apologising_i-spent-a-lot-of-time-between-takes-apol_2798677.jpg) > [I think it's counterproductive for actors to come to the set with well-thumbed copies of the book their film is adapted from.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-dance/i-think-it-s-counterproductive-for-actors-to-come-to-the-set-with/) [Charles Dance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-dance/) [Actor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/actor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a3/charles-dance-10952_actor_i-think-it-s-counterproductive-for-actor_1218820.jpg) > [On an independent film you're lucky if you get one, but ostensibly the job is the same. There's very little difference, apart…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-dance/on-an-independent-film-you-re-lucky-if-you-get-one-but-ostensibly-the/) [Charles Dance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-dance/) [Audience](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/audience/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/02f/charles-dance-10952_audience_on-an-independent-film-you-re-lucky-if-y_1935407.jpg) > [Your senses are reeling all the time. Finally you find something to write and the very next day you go out and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-dance/your-senses-are-reeling-all-the-time-finally-you-find-something-to/) [Charles Dance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-dance/) [Conclusion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/conclusion/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/52b/charles-dance-10952_conclusion_your-senses-are-reeling-all-the-time-fin_3038770.jpg) > [A while ago, I did a television adaptation of 'Bleak House,' and the character I played, as far as I was concerned,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-dance/a-while-ago-i-did-a-television-adaptation-of-bleak-house-and-the/) [Charles Dance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-dance/) [About](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/about/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1f4/charles-dance-10952_about_a-while-ago-i-did-a-television-adaptatio_1317070.jpg) > [Power is always a corrupting influence. In this mythical time - let's call it medieval, feudal - people in power are dictatorial…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-dance/power-is-always-a-corrupting-influence-in-this-mythical-time-let-s/) [Charles Dance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-dance/) [Influence](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/influence/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f59/charles-dance-10952_influence_power-is-always-a-corrupting-influence-i_2646758.jpg) > [A car to pick me up every day, a chair with my name on it, everybody being very polite... what can you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-dance/a-car-to-pick-me-up-every-day-a-chair-with-my-name-on-it-everybody/) [Charles Dance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-dance/) [Car](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/car/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4fa/charles-dance-10952_car_a-car-to-pick-me-up-every-day-a-chair-wi_3073763.jpg) > [Runners are the lowest of the low in film units. They're paid very, very minimal wages - probably below the national average.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-dance/runners-are-the-lowest-of-the-low-in-film-units-they-re-paid-very/) [Charles Dance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-dance/) [About](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/about/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/54c/charles-dance-10952_about_runners-are-the-lowest-of-the-low-in-fil_2783162.jpg) > [I had a stammer through adolescence. Any fun I'd had performing in school plays disappeared and only came back at 18, when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-dance/i-had-a-stammer-through-adolescence-any-fun-i-d-had-performing-in/) [Charles Dance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-dance/) [Adolescence](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/adolescence/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bab/charles-dance-10952_adolescence_i-had-a-stammer-through-adolescence-any_2998381.jpg) > [If I talk about Charles Dance I am talking about something else, something I operate and wind up and have to make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-dance/if-i-talk-about-charles-dance-i-am-talking-about-something-else/) [Charles Dance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-dance/) [Impression](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/impression/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/12e/charles-dance-10952_impression_if-i-talk-about-charles-dance-i-am-talki_1756552.jpg) > [The quality of writing attracts me to films, also who the other actors are, who the director is, where it's being shot.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-dance/the-quality-of-writing-attracts-me-to-films-also-who-the-other-actors/) [Charles Dance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-dance/) [Actor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/actor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/175/charles-dance-10952_actor_the-quality-of-writing-attracts-me-to-fi_131114.jpg) > [ But the quality of writing in the series \[game of Thrones\] is paramount. That's probably why all of us are involved in… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-dance/but-the-quality-of-writing-in-the-series-game-of-thrones-is-paramount/) [Charles Dance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-dance/) [Character](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/character/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ec1/charles-dance-10952_character_but-the-quality-of-writing-in-the-series_1270959.jpg) > [By the margin of fair Zurich's waters Dwelt a youth, whose fond heart, night and day, For the fairest of fair Zurich's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-dance/by-the-margin-of-fair-zurich-s-waters-dwelt-a-youth-whose-fond-heart/) [Charles Dance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-dance/) [Daughter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/daughter/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/029/charles-dance-10952_daughter_by-the-margin-of-fair-zurich-s-waters-dw_3152818.jpg) > [ I have to admit that I haven't read any of the books \[of George Martin's "Game of Thrones"\] and I don't refer… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-dance/i-have-to-admit-that-i-haven-t-read-any-of-the-books-of-george-martin/) [Charles Dance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-dance/) [Book](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/book/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/52e/charles-dance-10952_book_i-have-to-admit-that-i-haven-t-read-any_915761.jpg) > [You should encourage a child to show off. You can say to a child, 'Stop being rude,' 'Stop shouting,' 'Stop jumping around…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-dance/you-should-encourage-a-child-to-show-off-you-can-say-to-a-child-stop/) [Charles Dance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-dance/) [Around](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/around/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/984/charles-dance-10952_around_you-should-encourage-a-child-to-show-off_1281159.jpg) > [I mostly play old period songs, as they suit a ukulele more. I bought it when I saw the tribute concert to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-dance/i-mostly-play-old-period-songs-as-they-suit-a-ukulele-more-i-bought/) [Charles Dance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-dance/) [Bought](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bought/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a70/charles-dance-10952_bought_i-mostly-play-old-period-songs-as-they-s_2944473.jpg) > [My mother was a waitress in a Lyons Corner House, but she married up. She was keen on bettering herself. She taught…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-dance/my-mother-was-a-waitress-in-a-lyons-corner-house-but-she-married-up/) [Charles Dance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-dance/) [Behave](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/behave/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d6/charles-dance-10952_behave_my-mother-was-a-waitress-in-a-lyons-corn_2001570.jpg) > [If you get a bad script, then you start expending energy trying to make a silk purse of a sow's ear. When…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-dance/if-you-get-a-bad-script-then-you-start-expending-energy-trying-to/) [Charles Dance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-dance/) [Any](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/any/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/043/charles-dance-10952_any_if-you-get-a-bad-script-then-you-start-e_351566.jpg) > [There is a huge fan base; they're very knowledgeable and very loyal. I was astonished - before I started working on the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-dance/there-is-a-huge-fan-base-they-re-very-knowledgeable-and-very-loyal-i/) [Charles Dance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-dance/) [About](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/about/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f15/charles-dance-10952_about_there-is-a-huge-fan-base-they-re-very-kn_814357.jpg) > [I am made Hand of the King which gives me an enormous amount of power, which I use quite ruthlessly - but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-dance/i-am-made-hand-of-the-king-which-gives-me-an-enormous-amount-of-power/) [Charles Dance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-dance/) [Amount](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/amount/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/08e/charles-dance-10952_amount_i-am-made-hand-of-the-king-which-gives-m_2153901.jpg) > [We get a successful television series or something, and next season they give you less time and less money, which is something…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-dance/we-get-a-successful-television-series-or-something-and-next-season/) [Charles Dance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-dance/) [Games](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/games/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/095/charles-dance-10952_games_we-get-a-successful-television-series-or_1816299.jpg) > [When you have a label stuck on you, people tend to believe it. If someone calls you suave and debonair, you only…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-dance/when-you-have-a-label-stuck-on-you-people-tend-to-believe-it-if/) [Charles Dance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-dance/) [Believe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/believe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/852/charles-dance-10952_believe_when-you-have-a-label-stuck-on-you-peopl_499235.jpg) ## Charles Dance by topic [You (12)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/you/charles-dance/) [Actor (12)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/actor/charles-dance/) [Television (10)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/television/charles-dance/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-dance/#itemlist", "name": "Charles Dance Quotes", "numberOfItems": 22, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I spent a lot of time [between takes] apologising to Peter Dinklage [Dance's on-screen son, Tyrion Lannister] because I treat him appallingly.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Charles Dance" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-dance/i-spent-a-lot-of-time-between-takes-apologising-to-peter-dinklage/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c0/charles-dance-10952_apologising_i-spent-a-lot-of-time-between-takes-apol_2798677.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c0/charles-dance-10952_apologising_i-spent-a-lot-of-time-between-takes-apol_2798677.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c0/charles-dance-10952_apologising_i-spent-a-lot-of-time-between-takes-apol_2798677.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I spent a lot of time [between takes] apologising to Peter Dinklage [Dance's on-screen son, Tyrion…” — Charles Dance", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I think it's counterproductive for actors to come to the set with well-thumbed copies of the book their film is adapted from.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Charles Dance" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-dance/i-think-it-s-counterproductive-for-actors-to-come-to-the-set-with/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a3/charles-dance-10952_actor_i-think-it-s-counterproductive-for-actor_1218820.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a3/charles-dance-10952_actor_i-think-it-s-counterproductive-for-actor_1218820.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a3/charles-dance-10952_actor_i-think-it-s-counterproductive-for-actor_1218820.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I think it's counterproductive for actors to come to the set with well-thumbed copies of the book their film…” — Charles Dance", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "On an independent film you're lucky if you get one, but ostensibly the job is the same. 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