People sometimes ask me why I did this or that project. I say, 'Well, they asked me.' Jonathan Pryce More Quotes by Jonathan Pryce More Quotes From Jonathan Pryce The key to a great story is not who, or what, or when, but why. Jonathan Pryce vision keys dream I know people whose entire lives are ruined by fame. If you make yourself exclusive, people want to break that down, but if you go about doing your shopping, no one bugs you. Jonathan Pryce shopping want people When I left school, I wanted to be an artist, specifically a painter. Jonathan Pryce painter artist school The older you get, the more you find yourself looking for things you used to see and liked when you were younger. Jonathan Pryce finding-yourself used Oddly enough, I'm not religious but I'm also very fond of St Peter's in Rome. When I'm there, I always know there's a good meal not far away. Jonathan Pryce rome meals religious I'm not a star, I'm an actor - there's a difference! Jonathan Pryce differences actors stars I'll read a book every now and then, but unlike most of my friends I don't always have one on the go. Jonathan Pryce my-friends now-and-then book I grew up in the 1950s at the beginning of rock n' roll, and would strum a tennis racket in front of the mirror. Jonathan Pryce tennis rocks mirrors Even a good decision if made for the wrong reasons can be a wrong decision. Jonathan Pryce decision reason made I have just enough public appreciation to make me happy. Jonathan Pryce make-me-happy enough appreciation I live a very ordinary life. The rare awards ceremonies I go to are quite fun, because I can enjoy the irony of one minute walking to the tube, and the next being driven along the same stretch of road in a limo. Jonathan Pryce awards ordinary fun Pryce, a veteran of Brazil and Baron Munchausen and a longtime Gilliam friend, bristles at the word chaos when applied to the Brothers Grimm set.] Terry knows what he wants, ... He's very demanding, but in a positive and generous way. And if you're up to it, it's very exciting. If you're not, you fall by the wayside. Jonathan Pryce brazil brother fall When you sing on stage, the songs are part of the narrative, but in 'Unconditional Love,' it was just singing for singing's sake. It was playing at being pop star. As a young boy growing up in North Wales, that was my fantasy. Jonathan Pryce boy you singing love It took a while to decide I wanted to do Hamlet. It wasn't that I was daunted - I'd been acting professionally since my mid-20s and had some pretty big Shakespearean roles under my belt by that stage, at 32: Petruchio in 'The Taming of the Shrew,' Edgar in 'King Lear,' Antony, Richard III. But when it came to Hamlet, I hesitated. Jonathan Pryce king big stage acting 'Macbeth' sags in act four - the England scene with Malcolm and Macduff just doesn't work theatrically. But with 'Hamlet,' although the play is so long, Shakespeare manages to sustain the arc. Jonathan Pryce just play work long Hamlet' is a real ensemble piece: you have to realise that he's just one part of the story. Jonathan Pryce story just you real One time, I had to do Edgar in 'King Lear' and Owl in 'Winnie the Pooh' on the same day. Jonathan Pryce king day owl time I've never had therapy. Maybe the work is the therapy. Jonathan Pryce maybe never therapy work What's great about being an actor is you meet people and form a relationship very quickly. Jonathan Pryce great you relationship people It was easy for me to play someone with a massive ego. It's actually really fun to have the freedom to be that person. Jonathan Pryce me ego freedom fun
