David Thewlis

I don't think Alfonso was a big expert on Potter either. He was feeling his way through it more than I was.

— David Thewlis

I thought 'Charlie And The Chocolate Factory' was terrible. I'm a big fan of Johnny Depp and Tim Burton, so I don't…

— David Thewlis

What is truth? What is a true story? Who is telling the truth, and what is truth in this world today?

— David Thewlis

I don't think its good for the soul to invest too much of yourself in technology.

— David Thewlis

The whole question of 'What is truth?' seemed to be the theme of Trump's presidency.

— David Thewlis

You become judged entirely on your ability to bring in the dollars, and the fact that none of the films I did…

— David Thewlis

I would consider myself one of the least misogynistic men in the country - if anything, just the opposite.

— David Thewlis

He'd been let down so often His brow was on the floor But then they found A small hole in the ground…

— David Thewlis

It wasn't the greatest script in the world, but not many people can say they've played a wicked king in a swashbuckling…

— David Thewlis

Publishing a novel was such a proud thing for me. When I was a kid, I used to say to my mum…

— David Thewlis

The thing about 'Harry Potter' is it's great fun because of the people - I was usually with Julie Walters and Mark…

— David Thewlis

I was interested in the idea of celebrity... some very untalented people getting very successful and making a lot of money for…

— David Thewlis

'Naked' kind of kicked me off into the film world. It just so happens that all of the things that I have…

— David Thewlis

I've been offered TV things over the years, but usually, that's about that I don't want to be away from home for…

— David Thewlis

What we do is ridiculous! I think that even when what I'm doing is serious, even when I'm not turning into a…

— David Thewlis

I got hooked to American news like a great TV season. It plays like fiction. I would come home from work, and…

— David Thewlis

The very best thing about doing it is seeing the reaction on kid's faces when you tell them you've done it.

— David Thewlis

As soon as I have the script in my hand, I'll be up in my apartment room pacing up and down learning…

— David Thewlis

I'm often cast as religious figures, good and bad, such as 'Kingdom Of Heaven.'

— David Thewlis

I paint a bit myself. My house in Clerkenwell has a room that is done up like a big installation.

— David Thewlis

I had no idea how one became an actor. I didn't know things such as drama schools existed. It all just sort…

— David Thewlis

'An Inspector Calls' is a British classic, and I am thrilled to be working on this beautiful screen adaptation with Aisling Walsh.

— David Thewlis

I did 'Basic Instinct 2' because I had a baby about to be born, and the director said we could shoot before…

— David Thewlis

I adore children. If I weren't an actor, I would be a teacher or work with small children in some way. I…

— David Thewlis

Well I am afraid that I am going to die, because I have just put a down payment on a house.

— David Thewlis

Most parts I've played since 'Naked,' I can barely remember who they were, let alone repeat any lines.

— David Thewlis

You can't actually be just a movie actor in Britain, because we don't make that many movies.

— David Thewlis

For years, I've been mistaken for Rhys Ifans. All the time. People come up and say, 'Notting Hill?' I nearly got beaten…

— David Thewlis

After Cannes, my agent told me to get the next flight to LA. He was right. I had a part in 'Prime…

— David Thewlis

I've never been that bothered about doing stage or television. I just love doing films. With theatre, it goes on night after…

— David Thewlis

I've realized over the years I either play very good people or very bad people, and I think I always enjoy the…

— David Thewlis

People sometimes say, 'Why do you choose a part?' and sometimes it's not that I chose it but that that was the…

— David Thewlis

I often draw from people in my own experience to base a character on, going back to my days with Mike Leigh.

— David Thewlis

Restoration I did because I really loved e novel and I like Michael Hoffman, who directed it, but it wasn't a really…

— David Thewlis

I started doing the big Hollywood stuff, and I realised, 'Oh, there's no rehearsal at all; you just turn up on the…

— David Thewlis

I'd had a relationship with a French girl, a Japanese girl, an American girl, a Filippina and she was there all the…

— David Thewlis

I can remember, after I started doing films, my mum began going to more arthouse films. She went to see 'Edward Scissorhands'…

— David Thewlis

I see people around me with very unhappy love lives, who may have held out for that perfect somebody. And the failure…

— David Thewlis

I've always tended to write comedy, but I'd hate to just write some kind of sitcom or a lighthearted series of jokes…

— David Thewlis

I really like Los Angeles. I like the weather, the openness of it, the beach, the mountains, the desert. I find it…

— David Thewlis