I heard the various terms of abuse at school and probably indulged them in the way you do as a kid. – Christopher Eccleston
I had to help to coax the performances and I really enjoyed that extra responsibility. – Christopher Eccleston
I wasn’t always such a great fan of Shakespeare, mind you. I can guess we all at one time had it rammed down our necks at school, which tends to take the edge off it. – Christopher Eccleston
I don’t see a lot of films. I’m quite choosy, but there’s certain films that stick out. – Christopher Eccleston
I care more about telly because it made me an actor and there’s a much more immediate response to TV. You can address the political or cultural fabric of your country. – Christopher Eccleston
I want to direct but I think I’d be bloody awful and I don’t want to produce but I think I’d be a very good producer because if I believed in something I’d be able to protect it. – Christopher Eccleston
I went being unemployed for three years to being the lead in a British feature in the days when we only made two a year, 1990. It was ridiculous really. – Christopher Eccleston
I think theatre is by far the most rewarding experience for an actor. You get 4 weeks to rehearse your character and then at 7:30 pm you start acting and nobody stops you, acting with your entire soul. – Christopher Eccleston
I don’t like to watch playback. But being on the set, watching the way the camera is being moved and the way the light is being used, you do get an idea of it. – Christopher Eccleston
Many times I’ve sat with a camera and another actor and seen all their fears and insecurities and struggles. You want to support them and help them as much as you can. – Christopher Eccleston
My parents always knew I was hopeless at everything else, I was fortunate in that I was backed all the way. I came to it late and only because I thought there’d be loads of women and drinking! – Christopher Eccleston
I think the themes of belonging and parentage and love are obviously universal. – Christopher Eccleston
I love my accent, I thought it was useful in Gone In 60 Seconds because the standard villain is upper class or Cockney. My Northern accent would be an odd clash opposite Nic Cage. – Christopher Eccleston
I got a tiny part in a play, auditioned for another one and got that as well. Not only that, the first finished on the Saturday and the other started on the Monday which is like an actor’s dream! – Christopher Eccleston
I used my instincts. It’s very easy to imagine how you’d feel, actually. I just had to tell the narrative. – Christopher Eccleston
I think film and television are really a director’s medium, whereas theatre is the actor’s medium. – Christopher Eccleston
I only ever worked on interiors, and an interior is an interior. I don’t know what they did about exteriors. – Christopher Eccleston
Often as a child you see someone with a learning disability or Down’s Syndrome and my mum and dad were always very quick to explain exactly what was going on and to be in their own way inclusive and welcoming. – Christopher Eccleston
