I'm unhappy as Dylan Thomas was, because I'm not, but I've had my brushes with sadness. Tom Hollander More Quotes by Tom Hollander More Quotes From Tom Hollander Nothing else is as fulfilling as playing a part in which you are able to have a significant say in the creative process all the way through. How many actors get to do that? It's extremely rare. Tom Hollander ableactorscreative People behave differently to TV stars and film stars; it's to do with the scale of the medium. Film stars get hushed awe, TV stars get slapped on the back. Neither is good for you. Famous people don't hear the word 'no' enough. Tom Hollander tvsstarspeople For me, faith is more about aspiration than complacency - the smug satisfaction that other people find distasteful. Tom Hollander complacencysatisfactionpeople Generally when I'm filming something, I have a sort of exaggerated, comical, sort of grotesque version of the same scene running parallel in my head. With this process, you get to let it out of the box a little bit. Tom Hollander comicalscenerunning 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 luckycareersthinking Obviously I'd love to have kids and all that. Luckily, as a man, there's not such an egg timer on it, but I'd like to be able to pick them up without Nurofen first. Tom Hollander eggsmenkids The danger with playing a part that defines you is that it swallows up everything else. Tom Hollander define-youdanger The improv technique does one of two things. It either makes you raise your game, or retreat into a corner and decide to find a new career. But you do feel like you want to match and develop things. Tom Hollander new-carlike-you I've always wanted to do a real comedy. I haven't done enough, and it seems silly not to do more, considering the fact that people tend to laugh at me. Tom Hollander realsillypeople In the periods of my life when I've had least contact with the Church, I've always assumed a belief in God is a solid thing, but clearly it's a relationship; it has good days and bad days. Tom Hollander good-daybad-daychurch When we get christened or married or die, we drift naturally in the direction of the church. And in moments of crisis, when our spiritual Tom-Tom is no longer telling us what to do, we find ourselves scrabbling at the vicarage door. Tom Hollander churchspiritualdoors Anybody who was a politician at one stage - when they were at the "I'd like to be a train driver" stage of their lives - must also have thought: "I'd like to make the world a better place if possible." So, I think that's why most politicians go into it. They don't want to take over the world and most go into it for good reasons and then, presumably, are beset by endless things stopping them from following their natural inclination to do the right thing. Tom Hollander politicianworldthinking I prefer to be flippant about acting, just in case I'm rubbish. Tom Hollander flippantrubbishacting I'm no Kenneth Branagh or Ben Stiller. I'm not that single-minded: 'I'm producing it, directing it, and starring in it' kind of person; that's not me. Tom Hollander kennethkindpersons Stories about vicars are always being told because they're at the heart of our society. Vicars touch all parts of the community and see life in all its extremity. Tom Hollander communitystoriesheart You're always supposed to have sympathy for the person you're playing. You should be the one person who does. Tom Hollander My sister and I both benefited hugely from the great security that our parents had given us, and then we went off and squandered it all rushing around in showbiz. Tom Hollander rushingmy-sisterparent Every now and then, I feel terribly uncomfortable with what I'm working on, and then I think maybe I am an artist. I'm not very articulate about it, but I do know that you have to follow your gut. Tom Hollander now-and-thenartistthinking Somehow I find it easier to inhabit characters if they are a little bit pathetic. I do seem to have an affinity with pathetic people. Tom Hollander littlescharacterpeople I'm not as self-destructive as Dylan Thomas, but I've certainly been around that behavior enough to have found it a release. The thing that I really enjoyed was being able to play misery. Tom Hollander ableselfplay
