Facts about Michael Gambon

Occup.Actor
FromUnited Kingdom
BornOctober 19, 1940
Age84 years

Summary

Michael Gambon is a famous Actor from United Kingdom, he is 84 years old and still alive, born October 19, 1940.

Zodiac:
He is born under the zodiac libra, who is known for Balance, Justice, Truth, Beauty, Perfection. Our collection contains 20 quotes who is written / told by Michael.

Related authors: Jill Bennett (Actress)

Filmography:

20 Famous quotes by Michael Gambon

Small: Television has dried up for my generation, so its plays and films
"Television has dried up for my generation, so it's plays and films"
Small: I belong to quite a lot of learned societies. We collect firearms and discuss them at dinners and clubs
"I belong to quite a lot of learned societies. We collect firearms and discuss them at dinners and clubs and things"
Small: You get used to being lazy doing films, but classical theatres going to finish me off
"You get used to being lazy doing films, but classical theatre's going to finish me off"
Small: I live in fear of being a contented passenger. Id rather get parts I cant play
"I live in fear of being a contented passenger. I'd rather get parts I can't play"
Small: Paul Schofield said something like, If Im not acting in a play, I dont really exist. Those werent the e
"Paul Schofield said something like, 'If I'm not acting in a play, I don't really exist.' Those weren't the exact words, but he meant it's only when I'm acting in a play that I've got something to say about the world. And then why should I talk, when people can come to see it?"
Small: Ive always tried to be an actor who... I just plod on and try to keep my mouth shut, mind my own busine
"I've always tried to be an actor who... I just plod on and try to keep my mouth shut, mind my own business. I find the whole thing about people's lives... I can't understand it. I'm always astonished that people want to know anything about me"
Small: Im very flower-like. I love classical music. I go to ballet and I cry. Theres nothing so beautiful
"I'm very flower-like. I love classical music. I go to ballet and I cry. There's nothing so beautiful"
Small: I promise myself that I would go and do a play every year
"I promise myself that I would go and do a play every year"
Small: Every part I play is just a variant of my own personality. No real character actor, of course, just me
"Every part I play is just a variant of my own personality. No real character actor, of course, just me"
Small: Im an anorak. Ive always been an obsessive collector of things. Richard Briers collects stamps.
"I'm an anorak. I've always been an obsessive collector of things. Richard Briers collects stamps. I collect cars and guns, which are much more expensive, and much more difficult to store"
Small: I am a theatre actor, but the last ten years Ive taken parts in movies because it keeps me in money
"I am a theatre actor, but the last ten years I've taken parts in movies because it keeps me in money"
Small: Yeah, I like causing trouble. Its the teddy boy in me. I used to be a teddy boy. Feeling slightly infer
"Yeah, I like causing trouble. It's the teddy boy in me. I used to be a teddy boy. Feeling slightly inferior and wanting to cause a bit of bother and get some action going on in the room rather than get bored stiff"
Small: There were no spells at my school, just a smack in the mouth
"There were no spells at my school, just a smack in the mouth"
Small: Oh yeah, Id love to be a comedian. Ive done a lot, but always in the confines of plays
"Oh yeah, I'd love to be a comedian. I've done a lot, but always in the confines of plays"
Small: I just play him as myself, I dont ease myself into any role really. I stick a beard on and play me
"I just play him as myself, I don't ease myself into any role really. I stick a beard on and play me"
Small: I just hate the idea of being well known. I know that is almost impossible if youre an actor who has do
"I just hate the idea of being well known. I know that is almost impossible if you're an actor who has done okay, but I've always fought against it"
Small: A child did approach me in a restaurant in Cornwall, but he thought I was Gandalf
"A child did approach me in a restaurant in Cornwall, but he thought I was Gandalf"
Small: Theres no subtext in Harry Potter really its all magic, anything can happen. Why do I say this? Because
"There's no subtext in Harry Potter really; it's all magic, anything can happen. Why do I say this? Because it's a magic spell. It's quite nice in a way. There is a real freedom to it"
Small: Richard was in heavy, heavy costume, he could hardly sit, you know, and I turned up and they put me in
"Richard was in heavy, heavy costume, he could hardly sit, you know, and I turned up and they put me in two layers of silk, so I played him much lighter - you know, floating around in a pair of slippers, a bit of a hippy"
Small: I learn the lines that JK Rowling or whoever writes them, and say them
"I learn the lines that JK Rowling or whoever writes them, and say them"