My father taught me things about body language that psychologists have been catching up with ever since. He always knew when I was lying, because my posture was all wrong. Richard Griffiths More Quotes by Richard Griffiths More Quotes From Richard Griffiths Since puberty I've always had this strange awareness that all the keener experiences I would have in my life would happen later than it would to my contemporaries. When it came to the career thing, I never worried about it. It's better if you're still peaking when you're 60, which I feel I am. Richard Griffiths strange careers awareness I've always turned down stuff where you had to be fat. I may be fat, but that's not why you play a role. If the guy has to be that way, I say get somebody else because I'm not doing any fat acting. Richard Griffiths guy acting play I know I have this kind of teaching element in me, but I don't want to become a 'teacher of theater' because that would formalize something that I'd much rather keep casual. Richard Griffiths elements teaching teacher It's not that I'm sick of the theater, don't get me wrong. I'm just tired of the commitment. Richard Griffiths tired sick commitment Everyone over 50 should be issued every week with a wet fish in a plastic bag by the Post Office so that, whenever you see someone young and happy, you can hit them as hard as you can across the face. Richard Griffiths office age birthday I've got this terrible hernia. People think it's a fat gut, but it's not. Richard Griffiths fats people thinking I could never understand the attraction of Bette Davis. I always preferred Jane Russell. Richard Griffiths jane attraction Actors do have good and bad sides. It's because the passage down the birth canal distorts the face. People born by caesarean section are more symmetrical. Richard Griffiths actors faces people Every time I've talked about my family in the past, people have ended up getting upset. So I said to my friends and family: 'I shan't refer to you at all, and there's nothing for you to get upset about. There's the deal. Richard Griffiths upset people past I've always hated the way I looked, and I've never complained about my brains. Richard Griffiths hated brain way We're really only up on the back of the strength in the U.S., but I'd still be inclined to sell the rallies because of the Greek situation. It would be a brave man who goes in 'long' into the weekend. Richard Griffiths company-news Some bloke came up to me in Tesco a couple of years ago at 11:30 pm and said: 'Excuse me, would you mind telling my son here that you're Uncle Vernon?' I said: 'Get a grip. It's 11:30 at night - what's he doing out of bed? I'm not here to entertain people at this time of night. Richard Griffiths me you time son What can I say? I deal with it. I think I have come to terms with my absolutely hateful and vile childhood. No, I have, really. But I did hate it at the time. I resented it. There were elements of it that were positively Dickensian. Richard Griffiths think childhood hate time If I had my way, all actors over 55 would be issued a 3-lb. wet salmon with which to slap the face of every young, beautiful, successful upstart. Richard Griffiths face young beautiful way
