I used to be a rabid reader, but now it's scripts or nothing - network television is quite relentless, and you can't drop the ball. Robert Carlyle balldropnetwork Change image and share on social
In the late '70s, maybe just before I started, there was still an attitude that if you did film you didn't do TV and vice versa, but that's gone now. Robert Carlyle 70sattitudefilm Change image and share on social
A lot of my work is with children and there's a reason for that, because they really level you. Robert Carlyle childlevellot Change image and share on social
The quality of TV drama nowadays is getting better and better. They've had to invent a new term for it: 'high-end television.' Robert Carlyle dramaendhave Change image and share on social
A lot of the characters I play have problems, they are marginalised, they have serious psychological problems, problems with relationships, with childhood. These are big subjects, big subjects. You can't balk at work like that. As an actor, that's as good as it gets. Robert Carlyle actorbalkbig share on social
A lot of Scots have settled in Canada over the years and it's a very easy place for Scots - they understand us, we understand them. Robert Carlyle canadaeasylot Change image and share on social
I'd work with Danny Boyle every day of the week. No matter what he was doing I would do that. Robert Carlyle boyledannyday Change image and share on social
People in Scotland appreciate homegrown talent, but it's getting harder and harder to get films made in Britain. Robert Carlyle britainfilmhard Change image and share on social
To pursue a career in Hollywood you have to have a personality bypass. Look at the top 20 stars in the world - there's probably only two actors among them. Hollywood's not about you as an actor. It's about your currency, what you 'bring to the table'. And I've never been one to jump through hoops for anyone. Robert Carlyle actorbringbypass share on social
My wife was a make-up artist, and she's a total product junkie. Our bathroom is packed full of lotions and potions so I end up trying them out. Robert Carlyle artistbathroomend Change image and share on social