I like to think of myself as versatile, and I certainly have the most varied career, so I'm very, very lucky in that. Tom Hollander More Quotes by Tom Hollander More Quotes From Tom Hollander I'm on the verge of taking a stand. Tom Hollander verge decision-making decision I've had my moments of feeling miserable in my life, as has everyone, but it's not often that you actually get the opportunity to indulge that feeling. Mostly when people are depressed or miserable, they have to snap out of it because it doesn't work. It doesn't suit day-to-day life. Tom Hollander feelings opportunity people I did absolutely love playing Tabaqui, the hyena, who is morally conflicted and a villain, but also quite sweet. Tom Hollander hyenas villain sweet I do a TV show about a priest in London, and he is also slightly beleaguered and is subject to fate and misfortune and daily difficulty. Tom Hollander tv-shows fate london If you have a great part, you have the opportunity to give a good performance. The greatest actors get the best parts, and the best parts make the greatest actors. There are plenty of people who are as talented, who just never got the part. Tom Hollander opportunity giving people You're always a bit blind. If you look at stuff a few years later, you get a more objective look at it. Tom Hollander stuff looks years You always think, "Oh, I'm sure I could have done that better." But generally speaking, I am very proud of this. Tom Hollander proud done thinking I don't think anyone could ever be wholly satisfied with their performance. Tom Hollander satisfied performances thinking I'm unhappy as Dylan Thomas was, because I'm not, but I've had my brushes with sadness. Tom Hollander brushes sadness unhappy If you're actually being paid to be miserable, and to be as miserable as you can be, that's a very fortunate thing, if you're prone to occasional lapses of spirit. Tom Hollander lapses miserable spirit I actually don't subscribe to the notion that comedy is easier than drama. When you're trying to be funny and you're not funny, that's really terrible. It's a horrible feeling. Tom Hollander feelings trying drama I'm not Welsh and I didn't know that much about Dylan Thomas , and I saw that he's a huge icon of Welsh-ness. Tom Hollander dylan icons saws In a thriving culture, you celebrate your achievements. In an exhausted one, you proclaim your disadvantages. Tom Hollander your you celebrate culture New York is still the most glamorous city I've ever been to, but it's starting to feel older. The sirens still wail; the paths in Central Park still pulsate with joggers. The Manhattan schist still trembles beneath your feet. But weirdly, it's starting to feel, dare I say it, a bit quaint. Tom Hollander city new feel feet My parents are very lovely people - the sort of people that one should aspire to be like, really. Tom Hollander parents like lovely people My father was ethnically Jewish, but his family converted to Catholicism. Tom Hollander his jewish family father Acting is a general thing; it's not like being a primary artist like a painter or writer which stands the test of time. I don't think acting stands the test of time, but it can capture the mood of the moment, which is in itself very exciting, but it rarely lasts. Tom Hollander think moment mood time Actresses are just professionally lovely, aren't they? Tom Hollander professionally just lovely Funnily enough, I never thought of myself as being short. Being an actor has made me much more conscious of it than I would have been otherwise. Tom Hollander short thought myself me They haven't said it, but let's be clear: I would never have been on the list for James Bond, so I'm not labouring under that misapprehension. Tom Hollander bond never clear said
