Robbie Coltrane Quotes

Robbie Coltrane

Profession : Actor

Birth : March 30, 1950

The person who comes up to you and makes the most noise and is the most intrusive is invariably the person in the room who has no respect for you at all, and it's really all about them.

Robbie Coltrane

I think the shocking thing to discover is the owls are not stupid and very feral, very hard to train.

Robbie Coltrane

I knew it was going to be enormous because of the number of people who bought the books, but, to be honest, I never thought it would be bigger than Bond. Never in a million years.

Robbie Coltrane

Is it just me, or is the world full of beautiful women?

Robbie Coltrane

Crows are incredibly smart. They can be taught five things on the drop.

Robbie Coltrane

Once you've been doing anything for twenty-five years people start to notice you.

Robbie Coltrane

See, what you're meant to do when you have a mid-life crisis is buy a fast car, aren't you? Well, I've always had fast cars. It's not that. It's the fear that you're past your best. It's the fear that the stuff you've done in the past is your best work.

Robbie Coltrane

Why is it trivia? People call it trivia because they know nothing and they are embarrassed about it.

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The backgrounds in Lord of the Rings are all explained.

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I've got two young kids. I don't know what the future holds.

Robbie Coltrane

I love films where the world seems to be going a bit faster and everything's a bit brighter and more in focus.

Robbie Coltrane

My dad? He died when I was 19, which is a bad time for your dad to die, because there's an awful lot of things you have to resolve with your parents past your teens if you've been a difficult teenager.

Robbie Coltrane

I had a very bad time with acid. I did that classic thing of looking in the mirror by mistake and seeing the devil. But I took it several times, because you always think that next time you might have the wonderful time that everyone else is having.

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I sometimes worry that all the beautiful things have been made.

Robbie Coltrane

I mean, I'm obviously not one of those people who's so beautiful women take their clothes off when I walk into the room. I didn't become a star overnight.

Robbie Coltrane

It was quite instant that he wanted Harry's approval. Did you notice that? And the children sort of rescued him this time. It's a great turnabout. That's what happens as your children get older. They do things for you, and it's quite shocking when they do.

Robbie Coltrane

When you are new to the business, you think if you give a really bad performance, that's one they will print. You will be judged. You just have to be brave.

Robbie Coltrane

It's hell with that big beard and stuff. That's the one bit I don't like. Either you take out at lunch or you don't eat. So I opted not to eat, 'cause having to put it on twice is horrific.

Robbie Coltrane

Ninety percent of people's nightmares is standing in front of 1,000 people. Did you know that? And having to speak. You would have thought it would have been a madman tying you up and taking your eyes out.

Robbie Coltrane

I've signed on for four movies, and I'll do four. That's easy. No complications there.

Robbie Coltrane