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
locking
As soon as you get two actors in a room and they're locking eyes, they're doing a scene.
beatles interest people quite recording seven time vital
I always kind of think if The Beatles were still around now, people would've lost interest quite a long time ago. Seven years of recording - it's there forever. I think not outstaying your welcome is a vital ingredient.
explaining hard loses
It's hard talking about acting, in a way, because it's like explaining a joke: I do think it loses something in the telling.
civilian fights god hard life people please sort transition war
Please God, I'll never be in a war zone, but everything I sort of know about people who come back is that it's a hard transition to make. I mean, even if you've not been in a war, even if you've just been in the Forces, you come back and probably have more fights in civilian life.
centered computers endless films programmes
I can live without endless television programmes and films just centered around computers. I can sort of live without that.
relationship
My relationship with my belief has never been easy.
frames opinion second talk unsuitable
I have no opinion on 48 frames a second at all. I'd be completely unsuitable to talk about that.
interested opposed process
I'm always interested with other actors in what their process is, and are they still interested in acting, as opposed to being a star.
interest less replicate trying work
I have less than no interest in trying to replicate another brilliant actor's work, thank you very much.
job love people priority
My main priority in any job is when is the soonest I can get back to the three people I love most in the world.
favorite remained
I read 'Animal Farm' when I was 11, and it remained my favorite book, really.
hoping months six
I've got no anti-America or anti-Hollywood kick, it's just that I never wanted to go and kick my heels around L.A. for six months hoping something would happen.
almost british far funny millions people phenomenon watch
It's a funny thing, 'The Office,' because millions and millions and millions and millions of people didn't watch it. But culturally, it is more of a phenomenon than almost anything else I can remember as far as British television is concerned.
love
I love eating. I mean, I really, really love eating.