Martin Freeman
Martin Freeman
Martin John Christopher Freeman is an English actor, best known for portraying Tim Canterbury in the original UK version of sitcom mockumentary The Office, Dr. John Watson in the British crime drama Sherlock, Bilbo Baggins in Peter Jackson's The Hobbit film trilogy, and Lester Nygaard in the dark comedy-crime drama TV series Fargo...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth8 September 1971
CityAldershot, England
insecurity actors roles
Every actor is riddled with insecurity, of course. But weirdly, I don't really find that I'd be daunted with taking on roles or anything.
psychology stuff nails
What makes Shakespeare eternal is his grasp of psychology. He knew how to nail stuff about us as human beings.
nice thinking people
I think if you were known for playing something other than being a nice guy then people might be a little less likely to take liberties with you. If you are Ray Winstone, and people have seen you kick a few people to death, then they are a little less likely to approach you or whatever.
writing good-writing
Like with anything, good writing suggest itself pretty strongly.
trying directors throwing
However happy the director is, I have to be okay with it. I'm pretty strict with myself, about throwing things out or trying to be true to whatever the situation dictates.
disappointment thinking actors
I don't think it was a surprise that I ended up as an actor, and it was anything but a disappointment.
children men jeans
When I wear jeans I want to look like a man, not a child.
actors watches film
I only really watch my own films, I don't watch any other films and I don't particularly like any other actors.
style looks jazz
I love that pre-mod jazz look of the late Fifties, the Steve McQueen style that influenced the British modernists.
thinking actors dresses
Most actors are either a shower of bloody scruffs or think they should dress like Hamlet off stage.
believe people believe-in-god
I'm one of the few people I know who believes in God.
people
People misunderstand me.
thinking acting knows
Acting is the only thing I'm even vaguely good at and acting is something that I think I do know about.
style mods sensibility
Being a mod is more of a sensibility than a style.