#p

A cricket ball broke my nose when I was a kid so I couldn't breath through it. Before I had it operated on I used to stand on stage with my mouth slightly open. ↗

— Damian Lewis

#before #breath #broke #cricket #had

In England we burnt redheads at the stake, because we thought they were witches. There are still young redheads in Britain getting ripped for having red hair. 'Oy, Ginger!' ↗

— Damian Lewis

#britain #burnt #england #getting #ginger

Of course the lower classes have always felt downtrodden and aspired to a better life. But there is this theory that people respond to a class structure in England - there was a time when people knew who they were and knew whom they served and as long as management wasn't abusive, it was a good life for people. ↗

— Damian Lewis

#aspired #better #better life #class #classes

I suppose I have a highly developed capacity for self-delusion, so it's no problem for me to believe that I'm somebody else! ↗

— Daniel Day-Lewis

#capacity #developed #else #highly #i

You know, this idea of going around the world imposing democracy by growing a middle-class, a trading merchant class that is independent of your faith, is a good notion, but we're all partially different - it's no good imposing systems on people that it doesn't suit. ↗

— Damian Lewis

#class #democracy #different #faith #going

It's good to be busy on a film set because there is a lot of sitting around, so if you've got two roles to play at one time, then that's great to do. ↗

— Damian Lewis

#because #busy #film #film set #good

A lot of these American actors have this - in my view - misplaced view that they have to look like Action Man. The trouble is, they all run the risk of being interchangeable. ↗

— Damian Lewis

#american #american actors #being #interchangeable #like

Acting can be a narrow and isolated experience, because you only examine your particular part. ↗

— Damian Lewis

#because #examine #experience #isolated #narrow

For me the rehearsal period is the part I most enjoy. It's the creating of the story. ↗

— Damian Lewis

#enjoy #i #me #most #part

I love going for a swim. Growing up in England, anywhere with a pool seems like the height of glamour to me. ↗

— Damian Lewis

#england #glamour #going #growing #growing up