I'm pretty good for an old geek. Peter Capaldi More Quotes by Peter Capaldi More Quotes From Peter Capaldi I was amazed to go Oscar and win it. It was fantastic getting up on the stage there and looking down. I thought, "That guy looks like Steve Martin, and that guy's like Arnold Schwarzenegger." But it was Steve Martin, and it was Arnold Schwarzenegger. Then they have this terrible kind of conveyor belt backstage - literally - where they take you to this big hangar where the world's press are gathered, and they make you stand on a stage, and they introduce you. Peter Capaldi guywinninglooks I'm a huge fan of The Sopranos, and suddenly, you find yourself going one-to-one with this guy who you've been watching for years, watching every flicker in his eye and every detail on his face. Peter Capaldi guyeyeyears If you actually have to engage with somebody who's superior to you and actually battle with them, struggle with them, I think it's more interesting, and funnier for the audience. Peter Capaldi struggleinterestingthinking I knew Richard E. Grant, and I went to him and said "Would you like to [play Kafka in the film]?" and he said yeah, and then suddenly I had all these people who were happy to come along. We got a little bit of money from Scottish Screen to pay for it. I got so many favors because I knew people in the business. I was in a remarkably good position. I got so many favors from people. I got the Monty Python technical people. Peter Capaldi pythonplaypeople Chris Addison is a stand-up comic, but his ability to act is extraordinary, to be so natural, I've taken 25 years just getting to that level. Peter Capaldi levelstakenyears I was just interested in directing. So I just kept having a go at trying to write little scripts and get things together, and my wife just had a slip of the tongue and said, "Franz Kafka's It's A Wonderful Life" when she meant to say "Frank Capra's." There it is right there. That's a gag that we could make into something. Peter Capaldi wifewritingtrying I'm so lucky to have worked with Burt Lancaster, who I remember was one of the first people I'd heard swearing in a really interesting way. Peter Capaldi luckypeopleinteresting We had our British background of traditional theatre behind us. Peter Capaldi britishbackgroundstheatre I'm sure if Shakespeare were alive today, he'd be doing classic guitar solos on YouTube. Peter Capaldi live-for-todayguitaralive I can't imagine I'll be the new George Clooney. That's not really in the cards. Peter Capaldi imaginei-cancards There is no greater symbol of the artistic spirit of Scotland than the Mackintosh building. But more than that it is a symbol of where art belongs, rising as it does out of the heart of a great city. A mighty castle on a hill, it is a part of me, and of all Glaswegians. Peter Capaldi scotlandcitiesart A little showbiz never hurt anyone. Peter Capaldi showbizhurtlittles When I first came to London, I loved hanging around in cafes, smoking, scribbling, dreaming. It was life-affirming and fun. Peter Capaldi smokingdreamfun Real heroes are all around us and uncelebrated. Peter Capaldi real-heroesrealhero I hate restaurants that play music. You come out for a quiet meal, and you're supposed to put up with all this booming. Why? It's madness! Peter Capaldi mealshateplay Drawing is the only thing I've found in which I can lose myself completely. I love it. It started as something that relaxed me, but now it's a struggle because I'm pushing myself. The day-to-day sketching is fraught. Peter Capaldi myselfmestrugglelove I'm fascinated by fire. When I was four, I wore an American fireman's hat all the time, and I still have one in my office today. Glasgow used to be called 'Tinderbox City;' there were always fires, people getting killed. Peter Capaldi firetimetodaypeople The biggest thing I have realized was that you have to choose your collaborators very carefully, and that not everybody can like you. The process of filmmaking is so difficult, there's no point in doing it unless you can do it the way you want. Peter Capaldi doingyouyou-can-do-itway I destroyed all my geek stuff because I didn't want to be a geek, and I regret it to this day. Consumed in the geek bonfire of the vanities was a collection of autographs and letters from Peter Cushing, Spike Milligan and Frankie Howerd, the first Doctor Whos, actual astronauts, and many more. Peter Capaldi doctordayregretwant Hollywood producers aren't going to say, 'Get me that swearing, grey-haired, headless chicken. We need him for our new 'High School Musical' movie!' Peter Capaldi newmehigh-schoolschool
