I can't afford to step away from acting, but the one thing I've learnt after all these years is that I don't fit in. It's very difficult to be at the mercy of other people's whims and visions. Paddy Considine actafforddifficult Change image and share on social
I don't want to be disrespectful to people who are incredible at their craft, but the truth is, if I didn't get paid for it, I wouldn't act. The best-paying jobs are usually the worst films. You're a very small cog in a big machine. Paddy Considine actbadbig share on social
All of a sudden I'm an actor, and I spend a decade trying to fit in and realising that I didn't, really. Sometimes in the right circumstances, with the right people, it felt OK. But other times it was a bit more jobbing. I didn't fit the mould, somehow. Paddy Considine actorbitecircumstance share on social
You walk past people in streets, or they serve you in shops, and you know nothing about the horrors they may be living with. Paddy Considine horrorlivepast Change image and share on social
It's such a stressful environment, I find, being an actor, being put in the chair and 'Touch this, that, and the other,' it's too much for me. I find it hard to tolerate that sort of stuff. If you're not enjoying it, don't do it. You're wasting everyone's time. Paddy Considine actorchairenjoy share on social
What's my dilemma here? Am I making entertainment or am I making art? What am I saying? At the end of the day, cinema is entertainment for millions of people, but for me it's expression. Paddy Considine artcinemaday Change image and share on social
All you've got to do is turn up and have a few facial tics and be a lunatic and throw someone around the room or blow their brains out and people think it's good acting. Paddy Considine actblowbrain Change image and share on social
'Tyrannosaur's an arrival for me, but it's also the first step into a new career. I don't want to be moonlighting at this, like I have done with acting. Y'know, I think I've found my career at 37 years old. Paddy Considine actarrivalcareer share on social
A lecturer once told me I could never be a director. I was 16. I believed him. Paddy Considine believedirectorlecturer Change image and share on social
At the end of the day, my life isn't about other people's work. I've got to stop giving stuff away. I've got my own stories to tell, and a great need to tell them. I've got these images, these thoughts in my head, and I need to find a way to cope with them. Paddy Considine copedayend share on social