Bob Hoskins
Bob Hoskins
Robert William "Bob" Hoskinswas an English actor. His work included lead roles in The Long Good Friday, Mona Lisa, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Mermaids, and Super Mario Bros., and supporting performances in Brazil, Hook, Nixon, Enemy at the Gates, Mrs. Henderson Presents, A Christmas Carol, Made in Dagenham, and Snow White and the Huntsman. He also directed two feature films...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth26 October 1942
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Most dictators were short, fat, middle-aged and hairless. Besides Danny Devito, there's only me to play them.
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After the war it was still fabulous. It became a sort of family show. It was really innocent, people used to take their kids,
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You imagine, the characters I play? Can you imagine me taking them home to Linda and the kids? My bags would be at the door.
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Acting is the best job in the world... Look at the way they treat you when you turn up for work. They give you breakfast and a cup of tea and ask, 'Are you all right?' They tart up your face, you say somebody else's words, then pick up your check and go home. And you get days off! I tell you, it really is the way to live.
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Before Michael Caine you had to have been in the RAF to be an actor.
You have to learn to hallucinate,
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What would I have done if I wasn't an actor? Probably rob banks.
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I realised one day that men are emotional cripples. We cant express ourselves emotionally, we can only do it with anger and humour. Emotional stability and expression comes from women.
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I've played so many historical characters because most horrible dictators are short, fat, middle-aged men.
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I've watched films and even forgotten I'm in them.
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I'm Winnie the Pooh - that's as sexy as I am. I meet ladies and they talk about their family and I talk about my family. It's about as sexy as a bag of Brussel sprouts.
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I'm very romantic. I've emptied flower shops.
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It's your life, live it your way.
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What we do does not define who we are. What defines us is how well we rise after falling