Almost every comedy you see is about people making all wrong choices and making all the errors of judgement possible. Good comedy is when it works on this scale. Because it is psychologically very real. Colin Firth choicecomedyerror share on social
If you don't mind haunting the margins, I think there is more freedom there. Colin Firth freedomhauntmargin Change image and share on social
My looks aren't something that come dazzlingly through in everything I do. I can be made to look one way or the other fairly easily... I am still not recognised on the street that much. Colin Firth dazzlinglyeasilyfairly Change image and share on social
My grandmother was a minister as well, which was not that common in the 1930s. Colin Firth 1930scommongrandmother Change image and share on social
My primary instinct as an actor is not the big transformation. It's thrilling if a performer can do that well, but that's not me. Often with actors, it's a case of witnessing a big party piece but wondering afterwards, where's the substance? Colin Firth actorbigcase share on social
In this case it appealed to me partly because it felt close to me in some ways. This is about a confused, bewildered middle class Englishman adrift in smalltown America and that has definitely been me. Colin Firth adriftamericaappeal share on social
As much as the next person, I want to be approved of, but I'm not greedy for that stuff. Colin Firth approvegreedyperson Change image and share on social
My singing voice is somewhere between a drunken apology and a plumbing problem. Colin Firth apologydrunkenplumb Change image and share on social
We all know the dangers of sequels. Lightning doesn't strike twice in the same place too often, and I think you've got to move beyond it, go the extra mile and have the courage not to just repeat the first one. Colin Firth couragedangerextra share on social
The English people, a lot of them, would not be able to understand a word of spoken Shakespeare. There are people who do and I'm not denying they exist. But it's a far more philistine country than people think. Colin Firth countrydenyenglish share on social
