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
needed people performance
To be honest, if people thought my performance in 'The Office' was the same as my performance in 'The Hobbit,' it would tell me everything I needed to know about what they know about acting.
Fans want to see a story with characters, and they want to see a story.
inherent slightly towards
Although there's an inherent light-heartedness to 'Sherlock,' I slightly err towards not doing the comedy.
people
Americans assume all British people have at least one servant.
life until
You're not fully you until life has booted you in the behind.
meant time
This isn't meant to make me sound interesting and rock 'n' roll, but I wouldn't want to live with me a lot of the time.
people roar sure wants
Some people have that roar in their head, but I'm not sure I ever did. That live-fast-die-young thing. No one wants it really.
notice people switched though
Once you've switched that switch, then, though you notice that other people are great, you're just not interested.
job people
Actors are people who are doing a job they want to do, which isn't the case for many of the people who watch what we do.
acting easier good react
Acting is reacting, and it's always easier to react when someone is doing a good job.
families
As a result, these families are being destroyed.
Are there many Tims in America? I don't know if I can think of many American Tims.
asked
As an actor, you know there are things you get asked to do that you do quite well, with less effort.
Rehearsals are one of my favourite things in the world.