The more people know about an actor the less convincing they become. A bit of mystery's a good thing. Robert Carlyle More Quotes by Robert Carlyle More Quotes From Robert Carlyle I don't take a great deal of interest in party politics. Social politics interests me a great deal more. Robert Carlyle interest party social My dad was rubbish at all other aspects of his financial life, but he's pretty good at paying the rent. Robert Carlyle rubbish financial dad A lot of my work is with children and there's a reason for that, because they really level you. Robert Carlyle levels reason children For me, it's a voyage of self-discovery. I'm able to go on a set and to explore situations, personalities, people and characters that are close to me, or maybe not. Through going there and experiencing these different people and their situations, it helps me to get oriented and develop as a human being. So, acting is fundamental to who I am. Robert Carlyle self discovery character I often have scripts sent to me with allegedly Scottish characters where I end up telling them, 'You're going to have to rethink this whole thing! Robert Carlyle scottish scripts character My wife was a make-up artist, and she's a total product junkie. Our bathroom is packed full of lotions and potions so I end up trying them out. Robert Carlyle wife artist trying The script will point you in certain directions and I go the opposite if I can. I try do do one thing and tell a different story with my eyes. I believe what's more interesting is always what's not being said. Robert Carlyle eye opposites believe Acting is probably the greatest therapy in the world. You can get a lot stuff out of you on the set so you don't have to take it home with you at night. It's the stuff between the lines, the empty space between those lines which is interesting. Robert Carlyle space home night The darker the character, the more interesting. Robert Carlyle character interesting The thing I miss the most about Scotland is the football. Robert Carlyle scotland missing football I played a maniac fan who murders a policeman and she did my makeup. I thought anyone interested in me looking like that must have genuinely liked me. Robert Carlyle makeup murder fans Anyone who knows anything about me knows that I am a very patriotic guy, in terms of my Scottishness and my roots. Robert Carlyle patriotic guy roots Vancouver's a very child friendly city, there's... no doubt about that. Robert Carlyle cities doubt children Each performance and each film is what it is. It's right and belongs within that moment. You look at it and try to make it fit your particular part of your character and your particular film. Robert Carlyle trying character looks I love sci-fi because it leads in the imagination, and I always say it has the most intelligent fans in the world. Robert Carlyle intelligent imagination world Most of the time, you find that the smaller the budget, the more the project is about something substantive. Robert Carlyle budgets projects I've always taken my love of children from my father. He was a children magnet. Suddenly, having my first child hit home what my dad went through. Robert Carlyle dad father children I have a reputation for being an improvisational actor, which is true, but I also know what I'm doing so that if the improvisational strand doesn't work I can go back to what I know's already there. Robert Carlyle reputation actors knows A lot of Scots have settled in Canada over the years and it's a very easy place for Scots - they understand us, we understand them. Robert Carlyle canada easy years People in Scotland appreciate homegrown talent, but it's getting harder and harder to get films made in Britain. Robert Carlyle scotland appreciate people
