Philip Glenister
Philip Glenister
Philip Haywood Glenisteris an English actor, best known for his role as DCI Gene Hunt on the BBC series Life on Mars and its sequel Ashes to Ashes, and Reverend Anderson in Outcast...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth10 February 1963
running thinking games
We're so screwed up with our principles. We used to mock Japanese game shows where they ate bugs. Now we're doing the same, if not worse. It's terrifying... It seems the better the quality (of what you're trying to do), the more you're penalised.. There are some very good people in television, but a lot of fools running it. They put fame ahead of talent and think someone from EastEnders will put bums on seats.
act age became early family parents robert runner worked
My brother Robert wanted to act from a very early age, and there was always a part of me that said we couldn't have two actors in the family because our parents would go mental. So I became a runner for the Robert Stigwood Organisation and, one way or another, worked my way up to movie publicist.
change children feeling love smell
Children change you. You have this overwhelming feeling of responsibility, of love - they're everything. They're yours. You know when you're cuddling them, cradling them, and you can smell their hair. I love that.
I'm an instinctive actor. I just see the part and play it. I'm more interested in what isn't said - the silences.
easily remember school
At school I was easily misled, but that's childhood. I remember I used to shoplift tins of Airfix paint and football badges.
jobs the-end-of-the-day acting
Acting is just a job at the end of the day, and its a very strange one.
running people television
There are some very good people in television, but a lot of fools running it.
running home tv-shows
When you are working on a TV show or series, you just get into the routine. You get used to getting up early. It takes a few days, but once you are up and running, you get used to going home late, and it becomes this very repetitive cycle.
father directors roles
My father was a television director, and I always knew I wanted to be in the industry, but I had thought my role was behind the camera as opposed to in front.