I think we all have a selfish gene which rises to the top, sometimes. But then we’re also all capable of a sudden magnanimity. Jim Broadbent Read Quote
I see myself as a small ‘l’ liberal, but not coalition liberal, necessarily. Jim Broadbent Read Quote
People smile at me as if they know me. I just smile back. They probably might know me. Jim Broadbent Read Quote
It was always important to me to make sure Pooh came across as much more than a bear of very little brain. There is an innate wisdom there somewhere. Jim Broadbent Read Quote
It’s fatal to talk about acting. It sounds faintly ridiculous if you start analysing it. Jim Broadbent Read Quote
As a young actor, I was advised to bide my time. Back then, there weren’t good roles for someone like me. There were handsome leading men and character actors for smaller supporting roles. But I was told to hang in there, and it was good advice. We’re all character actors now. Even a handsome man is a character actor at my age. Jim Broadbent Read Quote
I regret behaving badly when I was younger. I did not know any better at the time. The thing is that the incidents that I caused were not funny… Youth is wasted on the young. It is better to have the wisdom of an old man in a young body… I was a bit foolish and teased people, trying to be funny. Jim Broadbent Read Quote
We get older and more sophisticated and a bit cleverer, but certainly boys – and men – are as childish and basic as we ever were. Jim Broadbent Read Quote
