Tom Hollander
Tom Hollander
Thomas Anthony "Tom" Hollander is an English actor. He began his career in theatre, winning the Ian Charleson Award in 1992 for his performance as Witwoud in The Way of the World at the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre. He is known for his roles in comedic films such as Pirates of the Caribbean and In the Loop and drama films such as Enigma, Pride & Prejudice, Gosford Park and Hanna. He played the lead role in the sitcom Rev., which won...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth25 August 1967
artist capture general itself mood painter primary rarely stands test time writer
Acting is a general thing; it's not like being a primary artist like a painter or writer which stands the test of time. I don't think acting stands the test of time, but it can capture the mood of the moment, which is in itself very exciting, but it rarely lasts.
converted family father
My father was ethnically Jewish, but his family converted to Catholicism.
people sort
My parents are very lovely people - the sort of people that one should aspire to be like, really.
fate tv-shows london
I do a TV show about a priest in London, and he is also slightly beleaguered and is subject to fate and misfortune and daily difficulty.
thinking careers lucky
I like to think of myself as versatile, and I certainly have the most varied career, so I'm very, very lucky in that.
opportunity giving people
If you have a great part, you have the opportunity to give a good performance. The greatest actors get the best parts, and the best parts make the greatest actors. There are plenty of people who are as talented, who just never got the part.
years stuff looks
You're always a bit blind. If you look at stuff a few years later, you get a more objective look at it.
sweet hyenas villain
I did absolutely love playing Tabaqui, the hyena, who is morally conflicted and a villain, but also quite sweet.
drama feelings trying
I actually don't subscribe to the notion that comedy is easier than drama. When you're trying to be funny and you're not funny, that's really terrible. It's a horrible feeling.
self play able
I'm not as self-destructive as Dylan Thomas, but I've certainly been around that behavior enough to have found it a release. The thing that I really enjoyed was being able to play misery.
opportunity people feelings
I've had my moments of feeling miserable in my life, as has everyone, but it's not often that you actually get the opportunity to indulge that feeling. Mostly when people are depressed or miserable, they have to snap out of it because it doesn't work. It doesn't suit day-to-day life.
decision decision-making verge
I'm on the verge of taking a stand.
lapses spirit miserable
If you're actually being paid to be miserable, and to be as miserable as you can be, that's a very fortunate thing, if you're prone to occasional lapses of spirit.
people want nervous
I meet people who are famous, and it's made me realise that fame has huge lifestyle disadvantages. I'm nervous about that. I don't want to become a celebrity.