Martin Freeman
Martin Freeman
Martin John Christopher Freeman is an English actor, best known for portraying Tim Canterbury in the original UK version of sitcom mockumentary The Office, Dr. John Watson in the British crime drama Sherlock, Bilbo Baggins in Peter Jackson's The Hobbit film trilogy, and Lester Nygaard in the dark comedy-crime drama TV series Fargo...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth8 September 1971
CityAldershot, England
people winds
I don't want to sound like a grumpy old man, but nothing winds me up more than people saying, 'Chill out' to me when I'm irritated!
If I could get bands to come and play in my house, I'd like that.
marx
The Marx Brothers isn't subtle, and that's hilarious.
awake die great lots work
There are lots of things that keep me awake at night, but work isn't one of them. I mean, no-one's going to die if someone doesn't like what I do. So I don't feel a great pressure.
slippers
Your slippers last a lot longer in your bedroom. On a film set, they do get very scuffed up.
life pompous
Humour is - how do I say this without sounding pompous - it's a huge part of my life.
rebelled
Any pigeonhole is something to be rebelled against.
drive friendship people time
I think people just like seeing friendship. I think people like seeing people who just drive each other up the wall, but at same time, can't live without each other.
anyone expects family looks
I don't think anyone looks into their family tree and expects it to come up smelling of roses.
hates
We can all look on the Internet and go, 'He hates me! Oh, but she loves me. Oh, but he hates me,' you know. And that way, madness lies.
mistake people
When I was at youth theatre and drama school, I never thought people would mistake me for a stand-up.
films job remain
There are still things technically about films that I think are a mystery to me and I want to remain a mystery. I don't particularly want to know what everyone's job is because I've got lines to learn.
famous says whenever
Whenever someone says to my mum: 'How's your son doing?' she says: 'Which one?' If you're a parent, you're not going to go: 'Oh I'll concentrate on the famous one.'
complicit people
When people bully us, we are complicit in it in some way. We do allow it to happen to some extent.