Phil Daniels Quotes

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

I think that’s what keeps you grounded – having your own life that’s not directed by your job.

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.

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.

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.

I don’t miss ‘EastEnders.’ I did a two-stretch. That was enough.

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

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

It was a wonderful experience to live the life for a year; to spend all day doing Shakespeare and then do a play in the evening.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Acting is my passion and Chelsea FC is my hobby.