Phil Daniels Quotes

• My heart's in stage. Making Quadrophenia was exciting because we were riding around on scooters with no crash helmets. But "hurry up and wait" is the anthem of films. Everybody wants you ready, and then you sit doing nothing.

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  Heart, Waiting, Riding

  "Portrait of the artist: Phil Daniels, actor". Interview with Laura Barnett, www.theguardian.com. August 29, 2011.

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• I grew up near King's Cross station in London, living in an apartment block where my dad was a caretaker.

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  Kings, Dad, Block

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• When I was a kid doing television, they'd stick a leather jacket on me, and I would be the thug.

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  Kids, Thug, Leather Jackets

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• It's great to do small plays in the theatre and then go off with Blur and play in front of thousands of people.

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  Play, People, Theatre

  "Phil Daniels: 'Playing to thousands of people with Blur is not as daunting as doing a play in a small theatre'". Interview with Hannah Olivennes, www.theguardian.com. June 18, 2011.

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• Doing 'EastEnders' wasn't exactly suffering, but my soul's not in quick-fix TV. Theatre doesn't pay like TV work pays, though. We all have to live, don't we?

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  Soul, Suffering, Theatre

  "Portrait of the Artist: Phil Daniels, Actor". Interview with Laura Barnett, www.theguardian.com. August 29, 2011.

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• I found that golf saved me from going to the pub every day so instead I play golf with other unemployed actors. I'm a member of the Stage Golfing Society and I play golf with all sorts of people.

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  Golf, Play, People

  "Is this it?". The Guardian Interview, www.theguardian.com. January 2, 2009.

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• I get on with actors, and when I'm doing a theatre show, it's great being with them all the time. But we're all alike, and it's much nicer being with people who are different.

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  People, Theatre, Different

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• I had a weimaraner for 11 years called China, and he was a great dog, a bit mad. They're massive, weimaraners; they've got big floppy ears. They look like a pointer, but they're liver-coloured.

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  Dog, Years, Mad

  "Is this it?". The Guardian Interview, www.theguardian.com. January 2, 2009.

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• It's never gone so far as me wishing I'd never done 'Quadrophenia,' but there was a time when I wouldn't talk about it because I wanted people to be interested in me for other things as well.

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  People, Wish, Gone

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• My acting career began when I walked into a drama school class run by Anna Scher in Islington. Anna discovered a lot of people: Linda Robson, Pauline Quirke, Gary and Martin Kemp, and Dexter Fletcher were among my contemporaries.

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  Running, Drama, School

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• I'm famous for being a silky midfielder.

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  Midfielders

  "Is this it?". The Guardian Interview, www.theguardian.com. January 2, 2009.

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• I used to go into bars on my days off, and I decided that wasn't too good for me.

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  Days Off, Bars, Used

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• I think that's what keeps you grounded - having your own life that's not directed by your job.

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  Jobs, Thinking, Grounded

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• I don't miss EastEnders. I did a two-stretch. That was enough.

  Phil Daniels

  Two, Missing, Enough

  "One last thing... Phil Daniels". Interview with Rich Pelley, www.theguardian.com. February 26, 2010.

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• In my game, you get brokenhearted a bit. You do a play, get a bad review in the papers... actors are sensitive; you think of all the work you've done, and it breaks your heart, but you learn to shrug it off and to carry on.

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  Heart, Thinking, Play

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• I like people like Robert De Niro and Anthony Hopkins. And Gianfranco Zola, who played for Chelsea and Italy. He's an artist with his feet.

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  Artist, Feet, People

  "Portrait of the artist: Phil Daniels, actor". Interview with Laura Barnett, www.theguardian.com. August 29, 2011.

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• Being a part-time pop star was perfect, really, when I wasn't worn out by the partying.

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  Stars, Party, Perfect

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• Acting is my passion and Chelsea FC is my hobby.

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  Passion, Acting, Hobbies

  "Phil Daniels: 'Playing to thousands of people with Blur is not as daunting as doing a play in a small theatre'". Interview with Hannah Olivennes, www.theguardian.com. June 18, 2011.

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• Acting is a tough industry. There are a lot of kids out there at drama schools and not a lot of money about, especially as the arts are being cut.

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  Art, Drama, School

  "Phil Daniels: 'Playing to thousands of people with Blur is not as daunting as doing a play in a small theatre'". Interview with Hannah Olivennes, www.theguardian.com. June 18, 2011.

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• My philosophy is to enjoy yourself. Do the things you want to do, like play golf!

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  Philosophy, Golf, Play

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