Denis Lawson

My parents came out of Glasgow during the Depression and both - particularly my father - had very tough childhoods. They fought…

— Denis Lawson

'Local Hero' was probably the most enjoyable job I've ever done then or since. It's had a very long shelf life.

— Denis Lawson

I don't really have a problem at all with doing a show that a lot of people watch.

— Denis Lawson

I do some very high energy comedy, vaudeville, music hall stuff, and people who've seen my work on camera, on TV and…

— Denis Lawson

I rather like contemporary art.

— Denis Lawson

The way the show was conceived originally and developed, has always had good writing at the heart of it, it's very difficult…

— Denis Lawson

The first four years, I worked exclusively in the theater. I did a great deal of different types of acting - avant…

— Denis Lawson

Way back at the beginning, I went to see George Lucas when he first came to London for 'Star Wars.' I met…

— Denis Lawson

A big moment for me came when 'Singin' in the Rain' came out. It hit me like a sledgehammer - that's what…

— Denis Lawson

I get so bored about that, please don't ask me about 'Star Wars.' It was just so unimportant to me as a…

— Denis Lawson

I got married on a beach in Italy. It was very romantic getting married in Italian. But I've no idea what we…

— Denis Lawson

In P7, I played Robin in a musical version of 'Robin Hood' and afterwards DO McLean was standing with mum and dad…

— Denis Lawson

I had a feeling 'Star Wars' might do well, but I didn't anticipate just how well.

— Denis Lawson

I hadn't read Dickens for a while and doing 'Bleak House' was great.

— Denis Lawson

I've always been interested in Jewish culture, but never had a chance to dip into it.

— Denis Lawson

I always enjoy the scenes with Dennis Waterman, particularly when we're playing comedy, we're always finding stuff together and he's very immediate.

— Denis Lawson

My mother was a dancer when she was a kid and I gather she was very good, but was never allowed to…

— Denis Lawson

I had this idea when I left drama school that if I could do everything, I'd always be working.

— Denis Lawson

For the first ten years of my career, or up to the point I did 'Local Hero,' I was always trying to…

— Denis Lawson

I think of myself as a light comedian.

— Denis Lawson

I don't know how I ever built a career, really, because I have always been absolutely terrible at auditions.

— Denis Lawson

This is the best thing that happens to me all night - a pint of cold Guinness.

— Denis Lawson

Playing the villain is great fun.

— Denis Lawson

I'd be very interested to direct myself on film. I think it would be almost impossible on the stage.

— Denis Lawson

My family are all Glasgow. I was born there. Govan. When it was very tough. The tenements. All that stuff.

— Denis Lawson