Andrew Scott
Andrew Scott
Andrew Scottis an Irish film, television and stage actor. He played Jim Moriarty in the BBC series Sherlock and Max Denbigh in the 2015 James Bond film Spectre...
NationalityIrish
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth21 October 1976
CityDublin, Ireland
CountryIreland
jobs thinking careers
People get distracted by box-office figures and take jobs because they think it will advance their careers.
thinking comedy genre
It's very difficult to make comedy work; I think it's a very underrated genre.
jobs believe thinking
I think in my job, it's quite difficult to find work on television... you don't necessarily want to get a profile for something that you don't fully believe in.
buy people series totally
I can totally understand why people say: 'I'm going to do this T.V. series so that I can buy a flat'. But you've got to see what's of value to you as an actor.
secretive
I am a private person; I think that's important if you're an actor. But there's a difference between privacy and secrecy, and I'm not a secretive person.
I have a terrible superstition of writing things down.
differences privacy secrecy
But there's a difference between privacy and secrecy, and I'm not a secretive person.
jobs simple people
Really I just want to get on with my job, which is to pretend to be lots of different people. Simple as that.
clothes acting important
One of my favourite parts of acting is the clothes that you get to wear, because it's very important.
trying outcomes audience
Audiences like to be challenged and to be actively involved and try to guess an outcome.
stories actors want
If one story becomes too hot, then you can't forget it. As an actor, you want to remain fluid.
mind acting serious
I find any sort of acting that doesn't have any humor in it is mind-numbingly boring. 'Serious acting' is the kind of acting that I don't ever respond to.
drama essence people
It's a thrilling world, and people really like stories about secrets, which is the essence of a spy drama.
sacrifice play personality
It sounds maybe a little old fashioned, but the parts I want to play and I do play, you don't want to inject too much of your own personality. What you sacrifice then is a slight mystery.