Famous quote by Brendan Gleeson

Mobile Desktop
Winston was a bit of a challenge, all right, from a lot of different perspectives. It wasnt just the culture or the clas
Like

"Winston was a bit of a challenge, all right, from a lot of different perspectives. It wasn't just the culture or the class divide or the historical baggage - it was also the age difference. We had to see if I could be aged-up legitimately, without it becoming some sort of hokey acting challenge"

- Brendan Gleeson

About this Quote

This quote by Brendan Gleeson is describing his role as Winston Churchill in the motion picture The Darkest Hour. He is speaking about the challenge of playing the function of a much older male. He acknowledges that there were numerous obstacles to conquer, such as the cultural and class divide between himself and Churchill, along with the historical luggage associated with the character. He also mentions the age distinction in between himself and Churchill, and how he had to discover a method to make his representation of the character credible without it becoming a "hokey acting challenge". This quote shows the devotion and effort that Gleeson took into his role, and the regard he had for the character of Winston Churchill. It is a testimony to his skill as an actor that he had the ability to bring the character to life in such a convincing method.

About the Author

Brendan Gleeson This quote is written / told by Brendan Gleeson somewhere between March 29, 1955 and today. He was a famous Actor from Ireland. The author also have 11 other quotes.

Go to author profile

Similar Quotes

Small: It is not possible to eat me without insisting that I sing praises of my devourer? - Fyodor Dostoevsky
Fyodor Dostoevsky
"It is not possible to eat me without insisting that I sing praises of my devourer?"
Fyodor Dostoevsky, Novelist
Small: We cannot hold a torch to light anothers path without brightening our own - Ben Sweetland
Ben Sweetland
"We cannot hold a torch to light another's path without brightening our own"
Ben Sweetland, Author
Small: America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between - Oscar Wild
Oscar Wilde
"America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between"
Oscar Wilde, Dramatist
Small: It is a useless life that is not consecrated to a great ideal. It is like a stone wasted on the field without
Jose Rizal
"It is a useless life that is not consecrated to a great ideal. It is like a stone wasted on the field without becoming a part of any edifice"
Jose Rizal, Writer
Small: Women, cant live with them, cant live without them - Desiderius Erasmus
"Women, can't live with them, can't live without them"
Desiderius Erasmus, Philosopher
Small: Fraternity without absorption, union without fusion - Wilfrid Laurier
"Fraternity without absorption, union without fusion"
Wilfrid Laurier, Statesman
Small: A lawyer without history or literature is a mechanic, a mere working mason if he possesses some knowledge of t
"A lawyer without history or literature is a mechanic, a mere working mason; if he possesses some knowledge of these, he may venture to call himself an architect"
Walter Scott, Novelist
Small: Action may not always bring happiness but there is no happiness without action - Benjamin Disraeli
Benjamin Disraeli
"Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action"
Benjamin Disraeli, Statesman
Small: We have our own history, our own language, our own culture. But our destiny is also tied up with the destinies
Mangosuthu Buthelezi
"We have our own history, our own language, our own culture. But our destiny is also tied up with the destinies of other people - history has made us all South Africans"
Mangosuthu Buthelezi, Leader
Small: There are no gains without pains - Adlai Stevenson
Adlai Stevenson
"There are no gains without pains"
Adlai Stevenson, Politician