I suppose I could be accused of taking acting too seriously and losing the fun of it. I do take my work very seriously; I take on the responsibility of it. David Suchet accuseactfun Change image and share on social
I was a typical teen growing up in the 1960s, when everybody was into gurus and meditation. David Suchet 1960sgrowguru Change image and share on social
I've always been short and stocky. So when I got into repertory theatre after graduation, I found myself doing character roles: because of my deep voice, shape and height, I was playing 40-year-old, 50-year-old roles at the age of 23. David Suchet agecharacterdeep share on social
I'm three-quarters Russian, so I've always felt an outsider. But I don't think you can be in a play with John Of Gaunt's 'This sceptred isle' speech and not feel proud to be British. David Suchet britishfeelfelt Change image and share on social
I became fascinated by the fact that people write to give away rather than write to be read. It's the difference between playwrights and novelists. David Suchet differencefactfascinate Change image and share on social
Inevitably, every part an actor plays contains some of himself. David Suchet actorinevitablypart Change image and share on social
I'm really not interested in showing me or playing me. My gift as an actor, given to me, is to be able to become other people. David Suchet actorgiftinterest Change image and share on social
I don't really want people to see me. I'm not into stardom. David Suchet peoplestardom Change image and share on social
I love music, especially classical like Verdi; it's a great way to relax. David Suchet classicalgreatlove Change image and share on social
I'd love to be remembered as a character actor who brought illumination to roles in wonderful plays and who delivered performances that made people think and rethink those roles. David Suchet actorbringcharacter Change image and share on social