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Michael Gambon quotes

British Actor October 19, 1940

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Michael Gambon quote: "I'm very flower-like. I love classical music. I go to ballet..."
I'm very flower-like. I love classical music. I go to ballet and I cry. There's nothing so beautiful. Michael Gambon
Michael Gambon quote: "Oh yeah, I'd love to be a comedian. I've done a lot, but..."
Oh yeah, I'd love to be a comedian. I've done a lot, but always in the confines of plays. Michael Gambon
I've always tried to be an actor who... I just plod on and try to keep my mouth shut, mind my own business. I find the whole thing about people's lives... I can't understand it. I'm always astonished that people want to know anything about me. Michael Gambon
There's no subtext in Harry Potter really; it's all magic, anything can happen. Why do I say this? Because it's a magic spell. It's quite nice in a way. There is a real freedom to it. Michael Gambon
Michael Gambon quote: "I am a theatre actor, but the last ten years I've taken parts..."
I am a theatre actor, but the last ten years I've taken parts in movies because it keeps me in money. Michael Gambon
Yeah, I like causing trouble. It's the teddy boy in me. I used to be a teddy boy. Feeling slightly inferior and wanting to cause a bit of bother and get some action going on in the room rather than get bored stiff. Michael Gambon
Michael Gambon quote: "Every part I play is just a variant of my own personality. No..."
Every part I play is just a variant of my own personality. No real character actor, of course, just me. Michael Gambon
Michael Gambon quote: "I learn the lines that JK Rowling or whoever writes them, and..."
I learn the lines that JK Rowling or whoever writes them, and say them. Michael Gambon
Richard was in heavy, heavy costume, he could hardly sit, you know, and I turned up and they put me in two layers of silk, so I played him much lighter - you know, floating around in a pair of slippers, a bit of a hippy. Michael Gambon
Michael Gambon quote: "I just play him as myself, I don't ease myself into any role..."
I just play him as myself, I don't ease myself into any role really. I stick a beard on and play me. Michael Gambon
Paul Schofield said something like, 'If I'm not acting in a play, I don't really exist.' Those weren't the exact words, but he meant it's only when I'm acting in a play that I've got something to say about the world. And then why should I talk, when people can come to see it? Michael Gambon
Michael Gambon quote: "I belong to quite a lot of learned societies. We collect..."
I belong to quite a lot of learned societies. We collect firearms and discuss them at dinners and clubs and things. Michael Gambon
Michael Gambon quote: "I live in fear of being a contented passenger. I'd rather get..."
I live in fear of being a contented passenger. I'd rather get parts I can't play. Michael Gambon
Michael Gambon quote: "There were no spells at my school, just a smack in the mouth."
There were no spells at my school, just a smack in the mouth. Michael Gambon
Michael Gambon quote: "You get used to being lazy doing films, but classical..."
You get used to being lazy doing films, but classical theatre's going to finish me off. Michael Gambon

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