Ian Holm

“I've never been a great mixer. I'm a bit of a loner. I don't like parties.”

“I'm not one of those actors who can stand up and talk for hours. I'm a bit of a recluse.”

“It's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don't keep your feet, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to.”

“I've always been a minimalist. I see things in terms of images and visuals. I'm not a great one for talking.”

“The great thing about being an actor is that you can get to be a lot of different people.”

“I suppose I'm a bit of a chameleon, but I've never thought of myself as that.”

“Acting is a craft. It's a job. And I'm a jobbing actor.”

“I don't feel old. I feel like a young man that has something wrong with him.”

“I'm not a grandee, and I'm not a great genius. I'm a jobbing actor.”

“I'm not going on an adventure, you've got the wrong hobbit!”

“I've no regrets. You have to be able to wear your career like a coat. It's a very light coat in my case.”

“I can't be a leading man. I'm a character actor.”

“I find it very difficult to let a part go. I find it very difficult to say goodbye to it.”

“I think I'm a very kind of ordinary person. I'm a boring person.”