At my school, which was all boys, I played almost exclusively lady parts. When I say lady parts, I mean parts that were ladies. To actually play lady parts would be weird, even by English standards. Hugh Grant boyenglishexclusively Change image and share on social
When I finished my degree at Oxford, I went and acted for a bit. And I was appalling. And with each part, I thought, 'Well, that's embarrassing. I'd better do one more to show people I'm not that bad.' And, in fact, instead of a taking a year, that's gone on for 35 years. Hugh Grant actappallbad share on social
If you do too much acting in a lead part in a feature film where you're 40 ft. high, it's rather unattractive. You can see the acting. And it's actually the right thing to do to bring as much of yourself, I believe, to the part as you possibly can - to minimize the amount of theatrical stuff that you need to do. Hugh Grant actamountbring share on social
There was a phase in my career in my late 20s and 30s when I was doing strange, arty-farty Euro films that were, you could tell, never had much chance of any release anywhere in the world. Hugh Grant 20s30sarty Change image and share on social
I'm not a great believer in marriages as an institution, or even in very long term relationships. I'm not sure we're built that way. Hugh Grant believerbuildgreat Change image and share on social
And film acting is incredibly tedious, just by its nature. It's incredibly, mind numbingly slow. Hugh Grant actfilmincredibly Change image and share on social
Comedy is probably a way of dealing with anxiety. Sometimes it's a way of dealing with pain. Hugh Grant anxietycomedydeal Change image and share on social
Strangely enough I'm better on a stage. I love that I feel like I blossom in front of a whole bunch of people. Hugh Grant blossombunchfeel Change image and share on social
Neither Elizabeth or I are keen to do a real-life couple on the screen. It's not very electric. Hugh Grant coupleelectricelizabeth Change image and share on social
My contemporary art collection began with just needing to put things on the wall. I was looking around my Victorian house thinking, 'What would be the coolest is contemporary art - it will make me look young and interesting.' I'm more than 80 percent skeptical of the whole thing. Hugh Grant artbegincollection share on social