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
character discovery self
For me, it's a voyage of self-discovery. I'm able to go on a set and to explore situations, personalities, people and characters that are close to me, or maybe not. Through going there and experiencing these different people and their situations, it helps me to get oriented and develop as a human being. So, acting is fundamental to who I am.
dad rubbish financial
My dad was rubbish at all other aspects of his financial life, but he's pretty good at paying the rent.
change character years
I'm in four different films this year, and I have four different accents. I sound different in every film. You have to love a character to play it well, and change in my work is what I want.
party social interest
I don't take a great deal of interest in party politics. Social politics interests me a great deal more.
who-i-am ducks balance
I want to keep audiences off balance, so they don't know who I am or how to take me. If I duck and weave, as Frank Bruno might say, I'll have a longer shelf life.
spurs hunger
Hunger's a great spur.
art acting magnet
Acting, the arts in general, is a magnet for the wounded of society.
character scripts scottish
I often have scripts sent to me with allegedly Scottish characters where I end up telling them, 'You're going to have to rethink this whole thing!
jobs thinking lines
I've never been good at accepting jobs six months down the line. I can't do it. If I'm thinking about this, I can't think about that. So I always seem to fly by the seat of my pants.
acting
Acting is a really insular thing.
hate i-hate
I hate the word 'hippy.'
years light childhood
I do tend to divide my childhood into darkness and light, and the first seven years were certainly the darkness.
past looks way
When I look back at my past and the way I grew up, I grew up on communes. That was meant to be.
trying actors always-believe
I've always believed that as an actor anything you're asked to do is within you. You just have to try and find it.