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
exactly gandhi impression people whenever
It's always the case, whenever you're doing someone real, how much you want to do an impression or a characterisation. If I was doing Churchill, or Gandhi - people know exactly how they talked, walked.
envied god people slightly
I've always slightly envied other actors I know who have different reputations. I think, 'God, you don't get people coming up to you, going, 'Hey!' - because they're scared of you.'
god people
Like, honest to God, I don't expect people to be into what I'm into.
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.
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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.
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.
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.
accept dollar entitled families pennies people systematic tactics
It's been systematic low-balling, high-pressure tactics to get people to accept pennies on the dollar of what they're entitled to. And as a result, these families are being destroyed.
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.
few improvised literally people start
I know very few people who have literally improvised a film from start to finish.
notice people switched though
Once you've switched that switch, then, though you notice that other people are great, you're just not interested.
alone love people
I don't want to be alone; the thing I love about acting is the other people you're doing it with.
alone love people
I don't want to be alone; the thing I love about acting is the other people you're doing it with.
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.