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Richard E. Grant [1957-0] British
Rank: 103
Actor


Richard E. Grant is a Swazi-English actor, screenwriter, director and perfumier. He came to public attention in 1987 for playing Withnail in the film Withnail and I, and achieved recognition as John Seward in 1992's Bram Stoker's Dracula.

Christmas, Forgiveness, Power



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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. Power
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Never give up. You only get one life. Go for it!
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I place an enormous premium on loyalty. If someone betrays me, I can forgive them rationally, but emotionally I have found it impossible to do so. Forgiveness
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Proving yourself in a field where the casualty rate is so notoriously high is an ongoing challenge.
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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. Christmas
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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.
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Always have an answer - even if you change your mind five minutes later.
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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.
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I would still like to go to the moon before I die.
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I like fixing things.
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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.
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I don't think it's the case that 'posh actors' get more work than others.
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The fashion world is much more ephemeral than the film industry and moves at a faster pace, and it's got even more frenetic since the Nineties; more paparazzi hanging about and it seems to me there are even more fashion magazines.
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Ensure that your script is watertight. If it's not on the page, it will never magically appear on the screen.
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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.
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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!
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Unless you are an enormous name, you never stop auditioning.
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I'm a hoarder.
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Well, it's true that I've never been solitary, although I spend a lot of time alone. I've never felt lonely or been shy.
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Actors always think that others are getting more work than them. In my case, they usually are.
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I would love to play your common, everyday guy, but I never get cast as that.
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You feel your game's raised by working with the best people.
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When I came to England, the first director I met was Charles Sturridge, who told me, 'You speak like somebody out of the 1950s.'
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I watch TV all the time. Everything.
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