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
One advantage of doing Lear at 70 is that you don't have to play an old man. — Nigel Hawthorne Copy Share Image
The best way to get people to accept you is to move about the community and show them there's nothing to be… — Nigel Hawthorne Copy Share Image
I am 65 now and the world is just ahead of me at a time when most people are retiring. — Nigel Hawthorne 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
We've had other things come up in their place, but I don't think' anything beats morals. — Nigel Hawthorne Copy Share Image
As the years have gone by, I have become more confident, but I'm still not completely at ease with myself. — Nigel Hawthorne Copy Share Image
When you set yourself up to be apart from rest of mankind, you're in danger of crashing further than they ever could.… — Nigel Hawthorne Danger 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
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 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 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
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 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'm not looking at any stage stuff at all. I'm going to give that a break for a while, if not forever,… — Nigel Hawthorne Copy Share Image
I used to bury myself in character parts and put on a lot of makeup and use a lot of props. At… — Nigel Hawthorne Character Copy Share Image
I did what every other actor did: there were agents all the way up the Charing Cross Road and up St. Martin's… — Nigel Hawthorne Actor 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 Copy Share Image
I'm somebody who has a paucity of confidence as a person. — Nigel Hawthorne Confidence Copy Share Image
The Hollywood machine is unfamiliar to me and unfriendly. — Nigel Hawthorne Computers Copy Share Image
In America, people come up to me and say, 'Hi, Sir Humph!' — Nigel Hawthorne America Copy Share Image
I used to get notes from directors, 'Please, Nigel, smile at the curtain calls.' I hate them so much. — Nigel Hawthorne Copy Share Image
Acting gives me the opportunity to be fascinating on stage or, I suppose; properly speaking, pretend to be fascinating. — Nigel Hawthorne Acting Copy Share Image
What I've learned is that the camera can get right into your soul, and you have to be ready for it. — Nigel Hawthorne Camera Copy Share Image
I'm getting better, but I used to pull away from emotion, and from people. — Nigel Hawthorne Copy Share Image
Ian McKellen always said I should come out. But why? I make my living playing heterosexuals. — Nigel Hawthorne Actors 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
In my mornings I can do what I like - go to art galleries, museums and things, go to lunch with people. — Nigel Hawthorne Art Copy Share Image
