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
engagement organised religion requires time
Organised religion, organised anything, requires commitment and requires an engagement with something. A lot of the time, we don't want to commit.
record saying suppose
I was on record before I did 'The Hobbit,' saying I don't care at all about 3D. And I suppose I should now say I care a lot about 3D. I've always loved 3D, I think everything should be 3D, and I think it's just a shame 'The Godfather' wasn't in 3D.
art
I like uncertainty in roles, and I like uncertainty in art, really.
ourselves pat subtle
In London we give ourselves a pat on the back, rightly, for not killing one another, for our prejudice being subtle rather than lethal.
few improvised literally people start
I know very few people who have literally improvised a film from start to finish.
I'm quite a disciplinarian: I can be a shouter. But I can be a very demonstrative kisser and hugger.
good
I'm just a sucker for a good script.
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.
favorite remained
I read 'Animal Farm' when I was 11, and it remained my favorite book, really.
grown
I hadn't grown up with 'The Hobbit;' I hadn't grown up with 'Lord of The Rings,' anything like that.
best people slight success victim
I'm very proud of 'The Office' - it was one of the best things I'll ever do. But you do become a slight victim of your own success in the sense that people think that's you, that's what you are, and that's what you'll play forever.
conference life love press quiet
I like the quiet life sometimes. I also love a bustling press conference sometimes as well. I love a 600 metre red carpet.
dollars instantly millions relatively throw
If you want your film to be instantly green-lit, your first approach is not to go to a relatively unknown English actor. They're not going to throw millions of dollars at you for that.
If you're alive for more than five minutes, you're going to be disappointed.