Andrew Scott Quotes

I have a terrible superstition of writing things down.

I do sometimes play characters that are a bit ambiguous. You've got to be brave about that sort of stuff. I like the sense of people not feeling too secure, not immediately knowing what they have in front of them.

The kind of actors I admire move through different characters and genres.

I think in my job, it's quite difficult to find work on television ... you don't necessarily want to get a profile for something that you don't fully believe in.

I had a really fantastic dialect coach that I worked very well with, and I was constantly surprised by the different intonations that the Russian dialect has.

It sounds maybe a little old fashioned, but the parts I want to play and I do play, you don't want to inject too much of your own personality. What you sacrifice then is a slight mystery.

People get distracted by box-office figures and take jobs because they think it will advance their careers.

Really I just want to get on with my job, which is to pretend to be lots of different people. Simple as that.

Find out who you are and try not to be afraid of it.

If one story becomes too hot, then you can't forget it. As an actor, you want to remain fluid.

I want to keep everything balanced. That's why it's important not to have too much fanfare.

I never make a note of anything; I never even write a plot down.

Audiences like to be challenged and to be actively involved and try to guess an outcome.

I find any sort of acting that doesn't have any humor in it is mind-numbingly boring.

'Serious acting' is the kind of acting that I don't ever respond to.

I have to write in sequence and only in sequence.

One of my favourite parts of acting is the clothes that you get to wear, because it's very important.

I'm not a big guy for research. You've got to take a risk.

It's a thrilling world, and people really like stories about secrets, which is the essence of a spy drama.

Life's too short.