The Hollywood machine is unfamiliar to me and unfriendly. — Nigel Hawthorne Computers Copy Share Image
I'm somebody who has a paucity of confidence as a person. — Nigel Hawthorne Confidence Copy Share Image
My father was a man very much like Arthur Winslow. He was a very stern man and very much the authoritarian figure. — Nigel Hawthorne Authoritarian Copy Share Image
My private life has never been a secret. I've never been a closet queen. — Nigel Hawthorne Life Copy Share Image
I don't want to hear that Harry Belafonte is out there. It forces me not to see the audience as an anonymous… — Nigel Hawthorne Anonymous Copy Share Image
My father was a doctor. I've never been very warm towards doctors. — Nigel Hawthorne Doctor Copy Share Image
Ian McKellen always said I should come out. But why? I make my living playing heterosexuals. — Nigel Hawthorne Always Copy Share Image
I was always a supporting actor. It is nice to know one has the equipment to be a leading actor. — Nigel Hawthorne Actor Copy Share Image
I'm getting better, but I used to pull away from emotion, and from people. — Nigel Hawthorne Better Copy Share Image
We've had other things come up in their place, but I don't think' anything beats morals. — Nigel Hawthorne Anything Copy Share Image
I can't grumble. I've been very content with the way things have gone. I may have minor quibbles as we all have,… — Nigel Hawthorne Content Copy Share Image
I had no financial support from my parents, but, I suppose, I did have moral support - although they really didn't know… — Nigel Hawthorne Did Copy Share Image
Just as Jack Lewis could go through a whole life without meeting someone that he loved, so you can go through whole… — Nigel Hawthorne Career Copy Share Image
I was quite a plain boy. I stayed in work and eeked out a living, bit parts on TV, walk-ons in films,… — Nigel Hawthorne Boy Copy Share Image
There is nobody on earth who could totally impersonate Jack Lewis, because you may look like him from the front or from… — Nigel Hawthorne Earth Copy Share Image
I really don't like talking about me - me as me, that is. Me in relation to what I do is another… — Nigel Hawthorne Another Copy Share Image
I went into acting because I was hiding from myself, and although acting has become more of a habit now, I think… — Nigel Hawthorne Acting Copy Share Image
I would never shortchange an audience. I believe in doing every single performance with as much integrity and concentration and feeling as… — Nigel Hawthorne Audience Copy Share Image
One of the things about George III is that he was aware that the monarchy was slipping away. There was revolution in… — Nigel Hawthorne Air Copy Share Image
Surprise! Surprise! An Academy Award nomination and suddenly you're outed? Did I mind? Oh, very, very much. — Nigel Hawthorne Academy award Copy Share Image
I live in the country, and I have a very happy life. I just do the job and go home. — Nigel Hawthorne Country Copy Share Image
I don't have the vocal dexterity, nor do I have the desire to put myself in among the giants. — Nigel Hawthorne Desire Copy Share Image
I started to admit vulnerabilities and things that I was trying to hide before. Shyness, anxiety, guilt and all those things that… — Nigel Hawthorne Guilt Copy Share Image
I've been a homosexual all my life. My partner and I don't want to stand up and say we're gay, because we… — Nigel Hawthorne Gay Copy Share Image
I think you start in middle life to recognize your vulnerabilities, if you're lucky. You admit them and people find that interesting. — Nigel Hawthorne Find Copy Share Image
It's like the Boy Scouts' motto, be prepared. You've got to be ready when the moment is offered. If you're not, you… — Nigel Hawthorne Be prepared Copy Share Image
I've never been afraid of being vulnerable on stage. It's a large part of life, and I think it's being dishonest to… — Nigel Hawthorne Afraid Copy Share Image
I would never have told my father a lie. We were brought up to be very truthful. I would never lie today.… — Nigel Hawthorne Father Copy Share Image
Trevor and I had been going to awards ceremonies for years. People knew. Look, if you don't get married by age 65,… — Nigel Hawthorne Age Copy Share Image
I know people say plays are only an evening's entertainment. But you can make it mean a lot to the audience, even… — Nigel Hawthorne Actor Copy Share Image
Alan Bennett is a very quirkish man. He laughs in a self-effacing way, which stops you getting close. If you embrace him,… — Nigel Hawthorne Awkward Copy Share Image
People still talk about 'Yes, Minister.' Americans, too; they love it. It was a happy period for me and it did change… — Nigel Hawthorne Change Copy Share Image
