Eddie Marsan

“I think the best roles are the ones that are complex and that are challenging.”

“You can't be a storyteller and a censor. You can't be a good actor and be scared of what people are going to think.”

“My job is to be a blank canvas and to be versatile.”

“Acting is a craft. It's not about being famous. It's about telling stories.”

“I'm a character actor. I've always been a character actor.”

“I play a lot of characters who are villains, and I'm not a villain. I'm a dad, and I'm a husband.”

“The secret of a good supporting actor is to make the leading actor look good.”

“I'm from a very working-class background, and I'm proud of that.”

“I'm not a Method actor. I'm a classical actor. It's about the text, the script.”

“I have a face that you want to punch, and I think that's served me well in my career.”

“I think there are two ways to depict a family. One is what it's really like, and one is what the audience wants it to be like.”

“The joy of being a character actor is that you can play a much wider range of roles.”

“The main thing for me is I really don't want to be a celebrity.”

“I've never been cool. I've never been the cool guy. I'm the guy who gets beaten up by the cool guy.”