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
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.
billy easy good life love terms watching work
I love watching Billy Bob, just as a punter anyway. I like his work. But working with him is really easy and really straight-forward. He's immediately good. He doesn't have to work up to it. He doesn't make your life difficult. He listens. He's a very good listener, in terms of his acting.
bring expect minute riches work
You have to, in a way, just get your head down and do the work and not expect every day to bring riches and not expect every minute to bring wild excitement, 'cause it just doesn't. It doesn't on films, anyway.
people work
We all know that people who've never been on a film set think it's way more glamorous than the people who work on them.
accent work
I've not been called on to do a lot of accent work.
interest less replicate trying work
I have less than no interest in trying to replicate another brilliant actor's work, thank you very much.
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.
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.