Pete Postlethwaite Quotes

It’s like coming back to the womb. I’m coming back to my mum and it’s wonderful to see her. It’s the best space in the world. If it wasn’t for this place I don’t know what I’d have done with my life.

When I made a breakthrough as an actor, people started to say, ‘Who’s that bloke with the funny name?’ They advised me to change it, saying it would never be put up in lights outside theaters because they couldn’t afford the electricity. But I would never contemplate changing it. It’s who I am.

I refuse to be typecast, and I’ll have a go at anything so long as it’s different, challenging, hard work and demands great versatility.

I exercise every morning without fail. One eyelid goes up and the other follows.

There are bound to be deniers. Whenever you set up a thesis there’s bound to be somebody who comes the opposite way …like Holocaust deniers.

Whenever I get a good script, I don’t care whether it’s telly or theatre or big screen – I’m not bothered.

I was born and bred a Catholic. I was brought up a very strong Catholic – I practiced in a seminary for four years, from eleven to fourteen, and trained to be a Catholic priest. So I was very steeped in all that.

I couldn’t imagine living my life with another name.

At the end of the day, acting is all about telling lies. We are professional imposters and the audience accept that. We’ve made this deal that we tell you a tale and a pack of lies, but there will be a truth in it. You may enjoy it, or it will disturb you.