Richard E. Grant Quotes

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Richard E. Grant

Profession : Actor

Birth : May 5, 1957

You can measure success by the number of friends who have remained loyal to you, and you to them.

Richard E. Grant

Never give up. You only get one life. Go for it!

Richard E. Grant

My father died prematurely at the age of 52 when I was 24, and it is a recurring regret that he never lived to see me succeed beyond university and drama.

Richard E. Grant

The ease and pleasure of a long marriage is like gold dust. You feel fed and sustained and that you're intimately known.

Richard E. Grant

I am drawn to writing and directing as it is most like the feeling I had when I was a teenager with my puppet theatre. You are more in control of everything and involved in every aspect of production, so more challenged and fulfilled.

Richard E. Grant

I am a very judgmental person. Of myself and other people. I recognise it's a great fault, but I have no power over that.

Richard E. Grant

Time and time again I was told that I would never make the film on time and never make it on budget. That kind of criticism tends to turn me into a great big motor of efficiency.

Richard E. Grant

Proving yourself in a field where the casualty rate is so notoriously high is an ongoing challenge.

Richard E. Grant

It always depresses me when people moan about how commercial Christmas is. I love everything about it. The tradition of having this great big feast, slap bang in the middle of winter, is an essential thing to look forward to at the end of the year.

Richard E. Grant

Nothing is fixed or foolproof; I have no delusion about that.

Richard E. Grant

Always have an answer - even if you change your mind five minutes later.

Richard E. Grant

Every time I try to plan something or assume that something's going to happen, it never works out like that.

Richard E. Grant

Everything I dared dream of has come to fruition. Which is not to say that I don't grumble with the best of them, but the wobbles have been way outweighed by the wonders.

Richard E. Grant

Ensure that your script is watertight. If it's not on the page, it will never magically appear on the screen.

Richard E. Grant

Anthony Hopkins says you just keep acting. Do it all the time and eventually it will happen. He got his break, after all, by taking a role nobody else wanted. A cannibal!

Richard E. Grant

I would still like to go to the moon before I die.

Richard E. Grant

Unless you are an enormous name, you never stop auditioning.

Richard E. Grant

I'm a hoarder.

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I like fixing things.

Richard E. Grant

When I meet a couple, I'm always interested to know if they have been together for a long time, or how loyal they are, because I know that will impact on how much I'm prepared to trust them.

Richard E. Grant