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
deal friendship honour love quite resonate themes timeless
I think what 'The Hobbit' and Middle-earth deal in are quite universal and timeless themes of honour and love and friendship... so they're things that do resonate with people.
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.'
rebelled
Any pigeonhole is something to be rebelled against.
life pompous
Humour is - how do I say this without sounding pompous - it's a huge part of my life.
If I could get bands to come and play in my house, I'd like that.
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!
supportive
I think I'm less gloomy than I used to be - I've got a very supportive other half.
mistake people
When I was at youth theatre and drama school, I never thought people would mistake me for a stand-up.
god people
Like, honest to God, I don't expect people to be into what I'm into.
breeds friendship love marriage
Like any friendship or marriage, familiarity breeds more contempt, and love, and everything.
accent work
I've not been called on to do a lot of accent work.
scales plumber ifs
If you are a plumber, you can work on a shed, or you can work on a mansion. It's just scale.
cast guy yacht
I don't get cast as the guy who steps off a yacht in a white linen suit with a martini.