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
explaining hard loses
It's hard talking about acting, in a way, because it's like explaining a joke: I do think it loses something in the telling.
almost british far funny millions people phenomenon watch
It's a funny thing, 'The Office,' because millions and millions and millions and millions of people didn't watch it. But culturally, it is more of a phenomenon than almost anything else I can remember as far as British television is concerned.
mistake people
When I was at youth theatre and drama school, I never thought people would mistake me for a stand-up.
famous says whenever
Whenever someone says to my mum: 'How's your son doing?' she says: 'Which one?' If you're a parent, you're not going to go: 'Oh I'll concentrate on the famous one.'
anyone expects family looks
I don't think anyone looks into their family tree and expects it to come up smelling of roses.
drive friendship people time
I think people just like seeing friendship. I think people like seeing people who just drive each other up the wall, but at same time, can't live without each other.
rebelled
Any pigeonhole is something to be rebelled against.
life pompous
Humour is - how do I say this without sounding pompous - it's a huge part of my life.
slippers
Your slippers last a lot longer in your bedroom. On a film set, they do get very scuffed up.
awake die great lots work
There are lots of things that keep me awake at night, but work isn't one of them. I mean, no-one's going to die if someone doesn't like what I do. So I don't feel a great pressure.
marx
The Marx Brothers isn't subtle, and that's hilarious.
If I could get bands to come and play in my house, I'd like that.
people winds
I don't want to sound like a grumpy old man, but nothing winds me up more than people saying, 'Chill out' to me when I'm irritated!
supportive
I think I'm less gloomy than I used to be - I've got a very supportive other half.