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" I can remember, after I started doing films, my mum began going to more arthouse films. She went to see 'Edward Scissorhands' and phoned me up and said: 'What was that all about? He had scissors on his hands.' Good question. I think she should review films on Channel 4. "

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" It wasn't a good idea to work on 'Naked' in the first months of a marriage. I was living apart from my wife in a flat overflowing with books I was reading for the part. "

David Thewlis

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Reading

Good

" I love being a dad. "

" It's a bit odd to have a daughter who sounds American. "

" Publishing a novel was such a proud thing for me. When I was a kid, I used to say to my mum and dad, 'I'm going to write a book. You'll see.' So when I did ,and it was published, and people liked it, it was great. "

David Thewlis

Great

People

" I've never been that bothered about doing stage or television. I just love doing films. With theatre, it goes on night after night. "

" You become judged entirely on your ability to bring in the dollars, and the fact that none of the films I did was a huge hit became significant. "

" I did 'Basic Instinct 2' because I had a baby about to be born, and the director said we could shoot before the due date. "

" I had no idea how one became an actor. I didn't know things such as drama schools existed. It all just sort of happened accidentally. "

" I've been offered TV things over the years, but usually, that's about that I don't want to be away from home for that long, because it's a long time to be away your home country and my family. "

" You always have to look for something beautiful wherever you go. "

David Thewlis

You

Look

" When I'm sat in the pub with my mates, they've got their stories: Richard and Tracy have split up, they went to Arsenal and this fight broke out... My anecdotes are like, 'I was in this bar, and Michelle Pfeiffer rang, and I had wax in my ear, so I couldn't hear what she was saying...' "

David Thewlis

Stories

Saying

" A lot of the city boys in London, a lot of the hedge-fund, young city workers at the height of the financial boom were a lot of working-class, brilliantly minded young fellows and women. "

" I was still listening to the Beatles until I came here, you know. "

" I am the sort of guy who does go to modern art shows. "

David Thewlis

Art

Guy

" I've always loved writing. It was always what I wanted to do. "

" I was a young actor in my 20s, going out in Soho, having a wild time. "

" I think the most beautiful sound is a child laughing. "

" That's one of the main things I've learned: honesty is paramount. The biggest thing I try and instil in my daughter. My deepest regrets have been to do with times that I've been dishonest. There's nothing worse than getting caught out in a lie. It's excruciatingly embarrassing. "

" The making of 'Naked' was an absolutely phenomenal, mind-bending experience. That film was life-changing and put my career onto a whole different level. "

" The world is enormously dangerous and scary. I worry very much for my daughter. I'm not sure we're in control any more, and I think the Internet is partly responsible for that. "

" I think I've had more fun playing Varga than I've had for quite a number of years playing anything. "

David Thewlis

Fun

Number

" I wanted to do 'Fargo' rather than do a TV production. I've been offered TV things over the years, but usually, that's about that I don't want to be away from home for that long because it's a long time to be away your home country and my family. "

" Trying to keep a relationship going on the phone is disastrous. "

" Everybody knows someone like that: wonderful, attractive people full of passion and ideals. You envy them, but you know there's a dark side, which is brutal and cruel and violent. That dark side informs what's wonderful about them, and the passion and rage inform the darkness; they're inseparable. "

" I adore children. If I weren't an actor, I would be a teacher or work with small children in some way. I feel happy in their company. "

" I like time off. I'm not a workaholic. "

David Thewlis

Workaholic

Off

" It's not the easiest thing to have two actors in a family. "

" People sometimes say, 'Why do you choose a part?' and sometimes it's not that I chose it but that that was the one that came along. "

" For years, I've been mistaken for Rhys Ifans. All the time. People come up and say, 'Notting Hill?' I nearly got beaten up once for not being Rhys. "

" I've realized over the years I either play very good people or very bad people, and I think I always enjoy the very bad people more. "