Tim Roth Quotes on Movies (10 Quotes)

A good part of why I never went back to England was part of that, I didn't want to be in those sort of flowery films. But I think it's a nice change of pace-I don't know how long it'll go for. There will always be the Merchant-IvoryKenneth Branagh movies, but there's something else now-really, it's always been there but the Americans getting to see it makes all the difference.

I started off on stage because it was the only work I could get. I haven't been back for 11 years. I think any stage experience is good experience, as far as being an actor is concerned.

I didn't want to make soundtrack film or a gun movie. These are the reasons I wanted to make a movie. I wanted to make an adult movie.

There is less pressure as a character actor. It generally means that you will be acting for all of your life, which is my intention. It is not my intention to just be a rich and famous person, that would be pretty boring.

Doing comedy for film is always a challenge because you are in the hands of the editor after the fact. I am hoping I can do some more soon, I enjoy doing comedy.

For me, acting's just great fun. A lot more fun than making sculptures, so that's what I wanted to do. It wasn't any great calling-maybe years later, when I'm 60 or whatever, I'll pretend it was, who knows But acting is just the most fun I could ever possibly have in my life... and it still is.

I don't care to analyze acting. On the other hand there is a fascination because distributors are putting out British films. You get films here with great performances you'll never see again. Why compare. We should go after the businessmen.

When you know youre whoring it hurts. I have kids. I'm not going to run down an actor for doing this.

I love Charleston. That was one of the best experiences I have had making a film. I'm back to Carolina to do my next film.

Before I started, I worried about what I was going to say to the actors. It kept me awake at night. Sometimes you get the questions wrong.