I'm glad to have shown myself able to do other things rather than people thinking, 'Oh, he'll just do the same as his dad.' Dad was a brilliant actor, but it just so happened he was five foot five and a half, fat and bald. Rory Kinnear actorbaldbrilliant share on social
I used to go to Sheen High Street with my dad on a Saturday, and there was a butcher next door to the fishmonger. I hated the smell of the fishmonger, but I found the smell of the butcher's much more appealing. And I liked the big knives. I thought it looked like a decent job. Rory Kinnear appealbigbutcher share on social
I think having a dispassionate eye is a good way of making art. When you don't know the structures of a place, you are unencumbered. Rory Kinnear artdispassionateeye Change image and share on social
In some ways, I've been left with this great 'idolic' image of my father, but there's a sense of absence, too. You miss his advice and, also, his getting to know the person I have become. Rory Kinnear absenceadvicefather Change image and share on social
The truth is that from the age of 14, I felt about 40, and for that reason, I felt that I would never succeed as an actor until my looks caught up with my actual age. Rory Kinnear actoractualage Change image and share on social
For a while, I dallied with the idea of the law - I didn't really know what it was, but I thought it sounded sensible. And as a child, I wanted to be a goalkeeper. Or a butcher. Rory Kinnear butcherchilddally Change image and share on social
It's quite easy for schisms to develop in societies, in villages, cities or countries. Rory Kinnear citycountrydevelop Change image and share on social
I'd not really ever expected to play anything like 'Hamlet.' I hadn't seen myself as a natural Hamlet, whatever a natural Hamlet is, and I quickly realised there is no such thing. Rory Kinnear expecthamletnatural Change image and share on social
Writing will remain a passion project. Rory Kinnear passionprojectremain Change image and share on social
If you're working in theatre, you have all your days to spend with your children. Rory Kinnear childdayspend Change image and share on social
