“There are far more good actors than there are jobs for them, so it's a big question of luck.” BigsJobsActorsLuckGood ActorsBig Questions Author:Toby Jones
“When you're training as an actor, a lot of the big work you're learning is to treat fictional characters like real people. You don't have the problem of discovering a backstory with real people, but there's always a mystery which is common to both fictional and factual characters. They are never quite the person you think they are.” PeopleThinkingPersonsRealCharacterProblemBigsActorsCommonMysteryTrainingTreatsDiscoveringNever QuitFactualFictional Character Author:Toby Jones
“Hitchcock is a big ask. I am playing someone significantly older than me and someone significantly bigger than me. The stuff I find very interesting is why certain physical things have come about. How can he be light on his feet when he is so big? How can his weight vary so much? Where does this rather beautiful voice come from?” DoeBigsLightBeautifulCertainAsksStuffVoiceInterestingFeetWeightBiggerVery InterestingVaryHitchcockPhysical ThingsPlaying SomeoneBeautiful Voice Author:Toby Jones
“I often get sent scripts about little men in big situations. There's a comic element to it, which is forces stacked against this little guy, and how is he going to defeat them?” MenLittlesBigsGuyForceSituationElementsDefeatScriptsComicLittle Man Author:Toby Jones
