People who go to Oxford and Cambridge are often unproductive. What am I saying? This is nonsense. No, sometimes they get so competitive that, unless they're going to be Pulitzer prize-winning, they can't get off their backside. Tom Hollander backsidecambridgecompetitive share on social
Somehow I find it easier to inhabit characters if they are a little bit pathetic. I do seem to have an affinity with pathetic people. Tom Hollander affinitybitecharacter Change image and share on social
My voice broke very late. I think that, deep down, I knew that once it broke, my self-esteem would plummet, as I'd never be head chorister again. Tom Hollander breakchoristerdeep Change image and share on social
Funnily enough, I never thought of myself as being short. Being an actor has made me much more conscious of it than I would have been otherwise. Tom Hollander actorconsciousfunnily Change image and share on social
I am single. Acting can make it hard to have profound relationships if you're not careful. You get into this pattern of three-month, four-month jobs and 'what's the next adventure.' Tom Hollander actadventurecareful Change image and share on social
Obviously I'd love to have kids and all that. Luckily, as a man, there's not such an egg timer on it, but I'd like to be able to pick them up without Nurofen first. Tom Hollander eggkidlove Change image and share on social
I meet people who are famous, and it's made me realise that fame has huge lifestyle disadvantages. I'm nervous about that. I don't want to become a celebrity. Tom Hollander celebritydisadvantagefame Change image and share on social
Actors, who have no real sense of who they are or what they want, have long known that not just their gender but every aspect of their identity is on a spectrum. They can be anything they are asked to be. They aspire to a protean state, shape-shifting like high summer clouds. Tom Hollander actoraskaspect share on social
Stories about vicars are always being told because they're at the heart of our society. Vicars touch all parts of the community and see life in all its extremity. Tom Hollander communityextremityheart Change image and share on social
Nothing else is as fulfilling as playing a part in which you are able to have a significant say in the creative process all the way through. How many actors get to do that? It's extremely rare. Tom Hollander actorcreativeextremely Change image and share on social
