James Nesbitt Quotes

• I'm not strong-willed enough or unkind enough... or maybe simply not wise enough to tell a journalist that a subject is out of bounds.

  James Nesbitt

  Wise, Strong, Enough

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• Spoilt is a euphemism for loved.

  James Nesbitt

  Euphemism, Spoilt

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• Ours was a very progressive Protestant family, but my parents were God-loving rather than God-fearing. We went to church, and I still go with my mum and dad when I return home - it's a family thing. I played flute in my dad's marching band, but I had an integrated upbringing. We had a lot of Catholic friends.

  James Nesbitt

  Dad, Home, Parent

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I feel old and vulnerable. I now realise that I knew nothing and know nothing, but back when my career was beginning, I thought I was a man when, in fact, I was a dewy-eyed boy who'd not seen an avocado or eaten a tomato.

  James Nesbitt

  Boys, Men, Careers

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• In my life, I have made the occasional catastrophic choice, and it's just a case of moving on and learning from it.

  James Nesbitt

  Moving, Choices, Made

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• It's ridiculous, but it's horrible going bald. Anyone who says it isn't is lying.

  James Nesbitt

  Lying, Ridiculous, Horrible

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I thought I was God's gift to mankind and the greatest Irishman since George Best.

  James Nesbitt

  Mankind, Irishmen

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I didn't much like Las Vegas. The noise of the place and the whole 24-hour, 'let's play the slot machines all night' culture of the place just left me cold.

  James Nesbitt

  Night, Play, Vegas

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• New Zealand is a place where you can get well.

  James Nesbitt

  Get Well, Wells, New Zealand

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• My mother taught me what it is to have a sense of humour; my dad, who was a headmaster, everything you need to know about hard work. My dad is the most decent man you could come across.

  James Nesbitt

  Mother, Dad, Hard Work

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• Funnily enough, Northern Ireland is a great example of where politics can win over conflict. The decision to down arms and follow a political path would have been unthinkable once. It shows just what is possible.

  James Nesbitt

  Winning, Decision, Political

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Brain surgeons are dealing with the very last thread of life, and they have to be very confident, but I think they tend to remember their failures rather than their successes, and that must be very hard. Who do you share that failure with? That's why their personal lives are often disastrous.

  James Nesbitt

  Thinking, Brain, Lasts

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• I'd be a very easy therapist's subject.

  James Nesbitt

  Easy, Therapists, Subjects

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I spend my money on holidays and eating out, and it allows me to be generous.

  James Nesbitt

  Holiday, Eating, Eating Out

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I never forget that I'm extremely fortunate.

  James Nesbitt

  Never Forget, Forget, Fortunate

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I've heard some duff Irish accents. The worst must be Mickey Rourke.

  James Nesbitt

  Mickey, Accents, Irish Accent

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• The thing to remember is that the work comes first, and not to get distracted by anything else. If you keep focused on the work, everything else will fall into place. That's my mantra now.

  James Nesbitt

  Fall, Firsts, Remember

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Like the character I played in Jekyll, we all have different masks we put on for different occasions. As much as we all want to lead decent lives, we're also attracted by the idea that something dark may lurk within us.

  James Nesbitt

  Character, Dark, Ideas

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Martin Freeman as [Bilbo] is just a revelation.

  James Nesbitt

  Revelations, Freeman

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