“People can very quickly have a very poor self-image. It doesn't take much.” PeopleSelfPoorPoor Self Image Author:Paddy Considine
“I think it's a shame when the arts have to suffer because of corporate greed. People will always strive to make film, and the only important thing is that we keep trying to make ourselves heard and keep making our films, no matter what the climate is.” PeopleThinkingTryingArtImportantMatterFilmSufferingHeardShameNo Matter WhatImportant ThingsClimateStriveGreedCorporateKeep TryingCorporate Greed Author:Paddy Considine
“Its different being a director. I suppose, especially if its a story youve written and you feel compelled to tell, in some ways its a lot easier than acting because youre orchestrating the piece. As an actor, sometimes youre trying to second-guess what people want.” PeopleIfsWayWantFeelsTryingDifferentSometimesStoriesActorsActingPiecesWrittenEasierDirectorsCompelled Author:Paddy Considine
“You walk past people in streets, or they serve you in shops, and you know nothing about the horrors they may be living with.” PeopleKnowsMayPastWalksStreetsHorrorShops Author:Paddy Considine
“I could never sit down and say: I'm going to do an out-and-out comedy, just to prove to people I can. You've just got to do what you do. Just listen to your soul and do your art and do it for the right reasons, and then you can't fail.” PeopleArtI CanSoulReasonComedyFailingProveDown AndYour SoulJust Listen Author:Paddy Considine
“I got through with my ability to mimic others and make people laugh. I swaggered through life, but, in reality, I lived in fear pretty much every day. I acted like a completely normal person, and I suppose I was good at it. But, inside, it was a very different story.” PeoplePersonsDifferentStoriesRealityAbilityLaughingNormalMaking People Laugh Author:Paddy Considine
“I don't want to be disrespectful to people who are incredible at their craft, but the truth is, if I didn't get paid for it, I wouldn't act. The best-paying jobs are usually the worst films. You're a very small cog in a big machine.” PeopleIfsWantBigsJobsFilmWorstTruth IsMachinesPaidIncrediblesCraftsDisrespectfulCogs Author:Paddy Considine
“I'm trying to make sense of lot of things with 'Tyrannosaur.' I'm trying to make sense of people who've left now. They're not here, they can't answer for themselves any more, they're gone. And I'm trying to make peace with those ghosts.” PeopleTryingLeftAnswersGoneGhostMake SenseMaking Peace Author:Paddy Considine
“What's my dilemma here? Am I making entertainment or am I making art? What am I saying? At the end of the day, cinema is entertainment for millions of people, but for me it's expression.” PeopleArtEndsMillionsExpressionEntertainmentCinemaThe End Of The DayDilemma Author:Paddy Considine
“I can't afford to step away from acting, but the one thing I've learnt after all these years is that I don't fit in. It's very difficult to be at the mercy of other people's whims and visions.” PeopleYearsI CanDifficultActingVisionStepsOne ThingFitMercyWhim Author:Paddy Considine
“All you've got to do is turn up and have a few facial tics and be a lunatic and throw someone around the room or blow their brains out and people think it's good acting.” PeopleThinkingTurnsRoomsActingBrainBlowLunaticFacialTicsGood Acting Author:Paddy Considine
