I think people need entertaining, and they like being entertained. That’s all I do. I don’t do anything important; I just work in entertainment. Martin Clunes Read Quote
We have a fair on our farm every year – a gymkhana and a dog show and a funfair and a heavy-horse show. It was my idea. Be careful what you wish for – it’s a monster. Martin Clunes Read Quote
The idea of being a young 50 sounds like you’re trying to kid yourself, like a Harley-Davidson or something. I’ve bought a dressage horse instead. Martin Clunes Read Quote
For years, I was either referred to as a ‘rubber-faced funny man’ or ‘the ‘Men Behaving Badly’ star.’ Martin Clunes Read Quote
What I do know is that I love the whole idea of family, even the word itself. Martin Clunes Read Quote
Unlike my mother, who was unashamedly delighted when I decided to become an actor, I always feel that my father, had he lived longer, might have been a touch disapproving of some of my career – I think he might have tutted a bit at ‘Men Behaving Badly.’ Martin Clunes Read Quote
My earliest memory is a picnic in the park near our house, which was next to Wimbledon Common. Why on earth we went to a park when we lived so near the common is a mystery, but it had formal gardens and lawns – perhaps it was that very difference that took my parents there. Martin Clunes Read Quote
When people asked me, ‘What are you going to do?’ I’d say, ‘I’m going to be an actor,’ without really thinking about it. And I started acting without really thinking about it. I only thought about it properly a bit later. Martin Clunes Read Quote
It’s so fantastic that Prince William has championed African wildlife. He’s putting his back into it – and one thing the royal family is brilliant at is getting people to cough up. Martin Clunes Read Quote
Born Free’ was the first film I ever saw. I just fell in love with the idea of people having that bond with a wild animal. Martin Clunes Read Quote
