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The script will point you in certain directions and I go the opposite if I can. I try do do one thing and tell a different story with my eyes. I believe what's more interesting is always what's not being said.
Robert Carlyle
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Robert Carlyle
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: April 14
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My dad was rubbish at all other aspects of his financial life, but he's pretty good at paying the rent.
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Early days, I was a bit racked , particularly when I did Hitler, for CBS . That was hellish. That stayed with me for quite a long time.
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Every actor I think has got their own number of takes that they like, you know. Some actors like to go all day, you know on the one scene and some actors want to take two takes. I personally like four.
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I hate the word 'hippy.'
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Anyone who knows anything about me knows that I am a very patriotic guy, in terms of my Scottishness and my roots.
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I've always believed that as an actor anything you're asked to do is within you. You just have to try and find it.
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It's much more fun to be ugly.
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In troubled times the last thing you want to do is to stick your money into a film. It's such a gamble.
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