When children have grieving parents it's also common for them to feel an obligation to cheer them up and make them happy. Simon Callow cheerchildcommon Change image and share on social
I actually wanted to be a writer long before I wanted to be an actor. Simon Callow actorlongwant Change image and share on social
The elderly are all someone's flesh and blood and we cannot just shut them in a cupboard and hand over the responsibility for taking care of them to the state. Simon Callow bloodcarecupboard Change image and share on social
Artists probably should have some impenetrable aspects of themselves. Simon Callow artistaspectimpenetrable Change image and share on social
Shakespeare speaks for the human heart but Dickens speaks for the social man and for injustices. Simon Callow dickenhearthuman Change image and share on social
I went to Queen's University Belfast and stayed nine months, then I ran away to be an actor. Simon Callow actorbelfastmonth Change image and share on social
I get sent a lot of scripts which feature him as a kind of all-purpose Victorian literary character and really understand little, if anything, about him, his life or his books. Simon Callow bookcharacterfeature Change image and share on social
I hated Sundays when I was growing up in Streatham, south London. Everything closed down and stopped. Simon Callow closegrowhate Change image and share on social
He spent hours and hours and hours practising these conjuring tricks. It's just such a curious thing. Simon Callow conjurecurioushour Change image and share on social
Bleak House is just the most astounding piece of work. There's huge, visionary poetry in it. Simon Callow astoundbleakhouse Change image and share on social