Robert Carlyle
Robert Carlyle
Robert Carlyle, OBEis a Scottish actor. His film work includes Trainspotting, The Full Monty, The World Is Not Enough, and Angela's Ashes. He has been in the television shows Hamish Macbeth, Stargate Universe, and Once Upon a Time. He won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for The Full Monty and a Gemini Award for Stargate Universe...
NationalityScottish
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth14 April 1961
CityMaryhill, Scotland
depression people together
At times of the severest depression, humor is what binds people together.
long actors want
I don't want to be a luvvie actor. It took a long time for me to accept I was an actor, a professional actor, and that, actually, I make a living out of this.
people actors mystery
The more people know about an actor the less convincing they become. A bit of mystery's a good thing.
thinking comedy kind
I think I have a natural, if I can say that, got a kind of natural ability in comedy.
character interesting
The darker the character, the more interesting.
home night space
Acting is probably the greatest therapy in the world. You can get a lot stuff out of you on the set so you don't have to take it home with you at night. It's the stuff between the lines, the empty space between those lines which is interesting.
believe eye opposites
The script will point you in certain directions and I go the opposite if I can. I try do do one thing and tell a different story with my eyes. I believe what's more interesting is always what's not being said.
makeup fans murder
I played a maniac fan who murders a policeman and she did my makeup. I thought anyone interested in me looking like that must have genuinely liked me.
football scotland missing
The thing I miss the most about Scotland is the football.
father
I owe my father everything.
thinking stories should
I think you should only wear jewellery if it has a story behind it.
children dad father
I've always taken my love of children from my father. He was a children magnet. Suddenly, having my first child hit home what my dad went through.
guy want west
Guys, particularly in the West, go to the gym and train for hours and hours to pick up something that is heavier than them. Why would you want to do that?
television directors problem
I've really enjoyed my work in television, but the problem for me is the turnover of directors every week.