Bob Hoskins Quotes

Actors are just entertainers, even the serious ones. That's all an actor is. He's like a serious Bruce Forsyth.

It's not easy to walk out on a marriage and two young kids, and it's the most difficult thing I've ever had to do.

Monogamy is a possibility - and a necessity. Kids have got to have something they can rely on. You have got to have something you rely on.

What we do does not define who we are. What defines us is how well we rise after falling

I've watched films and even forgotten I'm in them.

Most dictators were short, fat, middle-aged and hairless. Besides Danny Devito, there's only me to play them.

If you are going to do a film properly you have to give yourself completely to it.

I'm a feminist, yes! Very strongly.

I'm very romantic. I've emptied flower shops.

You have to learn to hallucinate.

What would I have done if I wasn't an actor? Probably rob banks.

Quantum physics is a bit of a passion of mine. It's extraordinary. There's a branch of mathematics that is based on lunacy, and that's wonderful.

The Holy Spirit accompanies God's Word to bring revelation of Christ, resulting in transformation.

I realised one day that men are emotional cripples. We cant express ourselves emotionally, we can only do it with anger and humour. Emotional stability and expression comes from women.

It's your life, live it your way.

I am fairly rich. Money's very handy, let's face it.

I'd say I am partial to women.

I've played so many historical characters because most horrible dictators are short, fat, middle-aged men.

I'm Winnie the Pooh - that's as sexy as I am. I meet ladies and they talk about their family and I talk about my family. It's about as sexy as a bag of Brussel sprouts.

Before Michael Caine you had to have been in the RAF to be an actor.

I realised one day that men are emotional cripples. We can't express ourselves emotionally, we can only do it with anger and humour. Emotional stability and expression comes from women.