Tim Pigott-Smith

As a child, we lived in flats, and I was never allowed pets.

— Tim Pigott-Smith

I've played quite a lot of real people, and it carries a special responsibility.

— Tim Pigott-Smith

Villains are always the best roles, but that meant that for months afterwards, all I got offered were absolute cads and bounders…

— Tim Pigott-Smith

Performing King Charles in Mike Bartlett's astonishing play in London and New York has been one of the high points of my…

— Tim Pigott-Smith

My parents were fantastic. I was an only child, so I had a lot of love and too much attention. I don't…

— Tim Pigott-Smith

When I have a good performance, I'm wrecked at the end of it. I feel completely empty, and tears are pouring down…

— Tim Pigott-Smith

I have only met Prince Charles once, when he was very charming and easy to chat to. I have always had a…

— Tim Pigott-Smith

I'm quite sharp but not particularly academic.

— Tim Pigott-Smith

For sheer excitement, a weekend in New York is unbeatable. Arrive on Friday morning, leave on Monday night, and don't worry about…

— Tim Pigott-Smith

What makes Biarritz special, as far as I'm concerned, are the fantastic coastline, the beaches - such as the Cotes des Basques…

— Tim Pigott-Smith

I can't understand why TV tries to appeal to youth.

— Tim Pigott-Smith

Of course there is a danger of typecasting, and since 'Jewel in the Crown' appeared, I have had countless offers to play…

— Tim Pigott-Smith

Slower television actually credits the audience with a higher level of intelligence.

— Tim Pigott-Smith

People wrote about me and started calling me a star, and I just hated it. There are aspects of it that are…

— Tim Pigott-Smith

Sometimes I Rollerblade to work, but it's most lovely in the park, and it's really quite safe there. I do it quite…

— Tim Pigott-Smith

One of the functions of drama is to teach.

— Tim Pigott-Smith

You never learn to act in front of a camera. You never learn anything in front of a camera. But you learn…

— Tim Pigott-Smith

I always remember to go on the Staten Island Ferry because it's the most amazing view of New York. And it's free!…

— Tim Pigott-Smith

American writers reduce the length of time devoted to exposition and character development.

— Tim Pigott-Smith

By early 1971, I had been acting professionally for 18 months - theatre work and my first telly, an episode of 'Dr. Who.'

— Tim Pigott-Smith

The Almeida's artistic director, Rupert Goold, brought me Mike Bartlett's 'King Charles III' with the slightly apologetic warning that it was in…

— Tim Pigott-Smith

Hollywood's best producers and directors are in film, not TV.

— Tim Pigott-Smith

In England, anybody who was alive remembers an interview between the press and Charles and Diana, right after they became engaged. One…

— Tim Pigott-Smith

When you've won the war, you're faced with the problem of winning the peace.

— Tim Pigott-Smith

Drama at Bristol was an academic course: you were judged on your A-levels, and there were no auditions. I did a BA…

— Tim Pigott-Smith