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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. "

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Love

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" Bullying is a terrible, terrible thing. "

" I just don't like the whole Hollywood thing. "

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Thing

Just

" The first thing you should know about me is when I was three years old my mother left me and my father. And that was traumatic obviously for my father - he suffered a nervous breakdown at that time in his life. "

Robert Carlyle

Mother

Time

" To pursue a career in Hollywood you have to have a personality bypass. Look at the top 20 stars in the world - there's probably only two actors among them. Hollywood's not about you as an actor. It's about your currency, what you 'bring to the table'. And I've never been one to jump through hoops for anyone. "

" I loved cinema while growing up and, for the longest time, wanted to be a director. "

" I think you should only wear jewellery if it has a story behind it. "

" The more people know about an actor the less convincing they become. A bit of mystery's a good thing. "

" I never go anywhere without my iPod. "

Robert Carlyle

Without

Anywhere

" Of course, I love chats with various actors about the process and how they do it. To me, if it's not on the camera, if it's not there, it's not worth it. It really just isn't worth it. "

" Each performance and each film is what it is. It's right and belongs within that moment. You look at it and try to make it fit your particular part of your character and your particular film. "

" I've really enjoyed my work in television, but the problem for me is the turnover of directors every week. "

Robert Carlyle

Week

Television

" I want to keep audiences off balance, so they don't know who I am or how to take me. If I duck and weave, as Frank Bruno might say, I'll have a longer shelf life. "

Robert Carlyle

Balance

Life

" There are a lot of things that make up a performance, a lot of technical things. It isn't always just about pulling it up from the darkest recesses of your mind or your heart. It's your experience and your observation. "

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" I never rehearse. Never! I think it's a waste of time. "

" I was 16 when I was in a band, for about 10 minutes. I went off and did acting after that. So it was a wee moment for me when I sang. "

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" The darker the character, the more interesting. "

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Interesting

Character

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" I used to be a rabid reader, but now it's scripts or nothing - network television is quite relentless, and you can't drop the ball. "

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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. "