When you seek revenge, be sure to dig two graves. Christopher Eccleston More Quotes by Christopher Eccleston More Quotes From Christopher Eccleston I think film and television are really a director's medium, whereas theatre is the actor's medium. Christopher Eccleston theatre directors thinking 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 pms character thinking No matter how big a name you are, how many big series you've been in or how good looking you are, in the end, all actors are secondary to the writer. Christopher Eccleston actors matter names I loved playing [the Doctor], and taking part in the basic essence and message of the series which is, it's a short life, seize it, and live it as fully as you can. Care for others. Be respectful of all other life forms, regardless of colour or creed. To be part of that was fantastic. Christopher Eccleston short-life doctors essence 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 would-be opposites class The money is better in films and television. But in terms of acting, theatre is more rewarding. Christopher Eccleston film-and-television theatre acting 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 dad children way 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 fans mind school We all need a firm sense of identity. Christopher Eccleston firm identity needs I know exactly where I've come from, I know exactly who my mum and dad are. Christopher Eccleston mum-and-dad mum dad 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 dream monday play 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 parent drinking way Rather than disliking theatre, I've expressed a preference for television because it tends to deal in its small way much more with issues and is able to reach a broader church of people than theatre. Christopher Eccleston issues church people I don't see a lot of films. I'm quite choosy, but there's certain films that stick out. Christopher Eccleston certain film sticks I had bags of energy as a kid. Christopher Eccleston bags energy kids I had to help to coax the performances and I really enjoyed that extra responsibility. Christopher Eccleston performances responsibility helping Jacobean plays, before Shakespeare, were particularly visceral. Christopher Eccleston visceral play I only ever worked on interiors, and an interior is an interior. I don't know what they did about exteriors. Christopher Eccleston exterior interiors knows I love Dead Ringers. A democratic set, the work was taken seriously. Christopher Eccleston taking-things-for-granted democratic taken Lots of middle class people are running around pretending to be Cockney. Christopher Eccleston class running people
