Bob Hoskins
Birthday: 26 October 1942, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England, UK
Birth Name: Robert William Hoskins
Height: 168 cm
Bob Hoskins was born on October 26, 1942, in Bury St. Edmund's, Suffolk, where his mother was living after being evacuated as a result of the heavy bombings. He is the son of Elsie Lillian (Hopki ...Show More
[on Method acting] Method is a load of bollocks.
[on Method acting] Method is a load of bollocks.
[asked why he did a much-maligned series of adverts for British Telecom] For 500,000 reasons, all of Show more
[asked why he did a much-maligned series of adverts for British Telecom] For 500,000 reasons, all of them with the Queen's head on. Hide
On getting his first role: I was three parts pissed. We were going to a party. And this bloke comes Show more
On getting his first role: I was three parts pissed. We were going to a party. And this bloke comes around and says: "Right. You're next. Have you seen the script?" And I got the leading part. Hide
I realized one day that men are emotional cripples. We can't express ourselves emotionally, we can o Show more
I realized one day that men are emotional cripples. We can't express ourselves emotionally, we can only do it with anger and humor. Emotional stability and expression comes from women. When they have babies they say "hello, you're welcome" and they mean it. It is an emotional honesty. Hide
[on the acting profession] I came into this business uneducated, dyslexic, 5ft 6in, cubic, with a fa Show more
[on the acting profession] I came into this business uneducated, dyslexic, 5ft 6in, cubic, with a face like a squashed cabbage and they welcomed me with open arms. Hide
The worst thing I ever did? Super Mario Bros. (1993). It was a f**kin' nightmare. The whole experien Show more
The worst thing I ever did? Super Mario Bros. (1993). It was a f**kin' nightmare. The whole experience was a nightmare. It had a husband-and-wife team directing, whose arrogance had been mistaken for talent. After so many weeks, their own agent told them to get off the set! F**kin' nightmare. F**kin' idiots. Hide
You don't end up with a face like this if you're hard, do ya? This comes from having too much mouth Show more
You don't end up with a face like this if you're hard, do ya? This comes from having too much mouth and nothing to back it up with. The nose has been broken so many times. Hide
[on director Francis Ford Coppola] Coppola couldn't piss in a pot.
[on director Francis Ford Coppola] Coppola couldn't piss in a pot.
(On the most valuable lesson life has taught him) It's your life, live it your way.
(On the most valuable lesson life has taught him) It's your life, live it your way.
[on Robert De Niro] De Niro has only shown me kindness. He's a real friend. He's helped me shop for Show more
[on Robert De Niro] De Niro has only shown me kindness. He's a real friend. He's helped me shop for my wife's and my kids' Christmas presents. He's invited me round to meet his granny and he's come to my house for a pot-luck dinner. That really knocked my wife out. I think she was finally impressed with me. Hide
There was a time when people said, "You've got to speak like you don't, walk like you don't, be like Show more
There was a time when people said, "You've got to speak like you don't, walk like you don't, be like you aren't." I said, "Ere, 'ang on, who am I? I'd be lost if I did that. I'd be disappearing. I'd be ectoplasm!". Hide
When you get to my age, what you want is the cameo. You get paid a lot of money. You fly in for a co Show more
When you get to my age, what you want is the cameo. You get paid a lot of money. You fly in for a couple of weeks. Everybody treats you like the crown jewels. It's all great and if the film turns out to be a load of shit, nobody blames you. Hide
(On which living person he despises the most) Tony Blair - he's done even more damage than Thatcher.
(On which living person he despises the most) Tony Blair - he's done even more damage than Thatcher.
[on moving in middle-class circles] There are four types of reaction. They lock up the silver. They Show more
[on moving in middle-class circles] There are four types of reaction. They lock up the silver. They talk to you slowly like you're an idiot. They think Hamlet in a cockney accent is the funniest thing in the world. Or they tell you most of their friends are working class and some are even black. Hide
[in 1988] My life has taken off - my life, my career - everything. I can honestly say I've never bee Show more
[in 1988] My life has taken off - my life, my career - everything. I can honestly say I've never been happier. I'm walking around thinking any minute now, 25 tons of horseshit is going to fall on my head. Hide
Family's all I've got. I've got money, yeah, but it's my family that I care about.
Family's all I've got. I've got money, yeah, but it's my family that I care about.
You reach a point where the cameo is the governor. You go in there for a couple of weeks, you're pai Show more
You reach a point where the cameo is the governor. You go in there for a couple of weeks, you're paid a lot of money, everybody treats you like the crown jewels, you're in and out, and if the film's a load of shit, nobody blames you, y'knowwhadimean. It's wonderful. Hide
My own mum wouldn't call me pretty.
My own mum wouldn't call me pretty.
I've watched films and even forgotten I'm in them.
I've watched films and even forgotten I'm in them.
(On what he owes his parents) Confidence. My mum used to say to me, "If somebody doesn't like you, f Show more
(On what he owes his parents) Confidence. My mum used to say to me, "If somebody doesn't like you, fuck 'em, they've got bad taste." Hide
Most dictators were short, fat, middle-aged and hairless. Besides Danny DeVito, there's only me to p Show more
Most dictators were short, fat, middle-aged and hairless. Besides Danny DeVito, there's only me to play them. Hide
[on Neil Jordan] I think Neil is a magician. And I believe in magic.
[on Neil Jordan] I think Neil is a magician. And I believe in magic.
Acting is a lark but I'm trying to work less. They say: "Bob I know you're trying to retire but we'v Show more
Acting is a lark but I'm trying to work less. They say: "Bob I know you're trying to retire but we've got a little swan song here which is the business..." and I get talked into it. The more you don't want to work, the more work you get. I want to be at home with the wife, but she doesn't want me to retire, she wants me out of the house. Hide
(On his earliest memory) The face of a cat looking into my cot at my home in Finsbury Park.
(On his earliest memory) The face of a cat looking into my cot at my home in Finsbury Park.
[in his last-ever interview in August 2012] My greatest pleasure in life is a completely appointment Show more
[in his last-ever interview in August 2012] My greatest pleasure in life is a completely appointment-less day with nothing to do. It means I can read a book, listen to the radio and do exactly as I wish. If you are going to do a film properly you have to give yourself completely to it. You can't slip in and slip out again. You give it the business. My diary now is free, completely free. That's the way I like it. I only do what I want to do. Hide
[on the best kiss of his life] With Natasha Richardson, God bless her, on The Favour, the Watch and Show more
[on the best kiss of his life] With Natasha Richardson, God bless her, on The Favour, the Watch and the Very Big Fish (1991). She got hold of me and kissed me like I've never been kissed before. I was gobsmacked. Hide
[on what song he would like played at his funeral] Play what you like, I won't be there.
[on what song he would like played at his funeral] Play what you like, I won't be there.
Bob Hoskins's FILMOGRAPHY
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