Top 30 Quotes & Sayings by Andrew Scott

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an Irish actor Andrew Scott.

Last updated on September 17, 2024.

Andrew Scott is an Irish actor. He played Jim Moriarty in the BBC series Sherlock, for which he won the BAFTA Television Award for Best Supporting Actor. Scott's role as the priest on the second series of Fleabag, received a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film and won the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. He won further acclaim playing the lead role of Garry Essendine in a 2019 stage production of Present Laughter at The Old Vic, for which he won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Play.

Irish - Actor | Born: October 21, 1976

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I can totally understand why people say: 'I'm going to do this T.V. series so that I can buy a flat'. But you've got to see what's of value to you as an actor.

Andrew Scott

I want to keep everything balanced. That's why it's important not to have too much fanfare.

Andrew Scott

I do sometimes play characters that are a bit ambiguous. You've got to be brave about that sort of stuff. I like the sense of people not feeling too secure, not immediately knowing what they have in front of them.

Andrew Scott

It's very difficult to make comedy work; I think it's a very underrated genre.

Andrew Scott

People get distracted by box-office figures and take jobs because they think it will advance their careers.

Andrew Scott

Audiences like to be challenged and to be actively involved and try to guess an outcome.

Andrew Scott

'Serious acting' is the kind of acting that I don't ever respond to.

Andrew Scott

It sounds maybe a little old fashioned, but the parts I want to play and I do play, you don't want to inject too much of your own personality. What you sacrifice then is a slight mystery.

Andrew Scott

I like clothes.

Andrew Scott

It's a thrilling world, and people really like stories about secrets, which is the essence of a spy drama.

Andrew Scott

One of my favourite parts of acting is the clothes that you get to wear, because it's very important.

Andrew Scott

I don't like it when people ask actors to work for free - on the fringe - as if it's some kind of virtue. That annoys me - actors should be paid well.

Andrew Scott

I am a private person; I think that's important if you're an actor. But there's a difference between privacy and secrecy, and I'm not a secretive person.

Andrew Scott

Life's too short.

Andrew Scott

Never, ever wear three-quarter length trousers. Even in the summer.

Andrew Scott

Really I just want to get on with my job, which is to pretend to be lots of different people. Simple as that.

Andrew Scott

I think in my job, it's quite difficult to find work on television... you don't necessarily want to get a profile for something that you don't fully believe in.

Andrew Scott

I find any sort of acting that doesn't have any humor in it is mind-numbingly boring.

Andrew Scott

If one story becomes too hot, then you can't forget it. As an actor, you want to remain fluid.

Andrew Scott

I have to write in sequence and only in sequence.

Andrew Scott

I've played all these extreme guys, but playing an everyman type has its own challenges.

Andrew Scott

I'm not a big guy for research. You've got to take a risk.

Andrew Scott

I had a really fantastic dialect coach that I worked very well with, and I was constantly surprised by the different intonations that the Russian dialect has.

Andrew Scott

The goal is always just trying to stretch yourself as an actor.

Andrew Scott

The kind of actors I admire move through different characters and genres.

Andrew Scott

I never make a note of anything; I never even write a plot down.

Andrew Scott

I find any sort of acting that doesn't have any humor in it is mind-numbingly boring. 'Serious acting' is the kind of acting that I don't ever respond to.

Andrew Scott

I have a terrible superstition of writing things down.

Andrew Scott

But there's a difference between privacy and secrecy, and I'm not a secretive person.

Andrew Scott

Find out who you are and try not to be afraid of it.

Andrew Scott