A biography for Ioan Gruffuddhasn’t been written yet.
“There's a physicality and confidence to Americans; they're very present. That's something I enjoy being around because it rubs off on you.”
“I know what it's like when the phone doesn't ring. It's the loneliest feeling in the world.”
“To be honest, I think that I am a bit of a singer, coming from Wales; being Welsh, we are all very proud of our singing heritage.”
“People in America and Hollywood are very good at pronouncing my name, to begin with. Socially, they're very adept at listening to somebody's name and repeating it, cleverly in the first couple of sentences so the name sticks to begin with.”
“I love doing kids' films.”
“Actors, to a certain extent, never grow up, you see. It's an extension of being out in the back yard with a stick, only you're being paid to do it. It's borderline madness.”
“I know there are some actors who are just brilliant at improvising and brilliant at just being in the moment and doing it there and then. I'm not one of those actors.”
“I think therapy should be part of everyone's preventative medicine.”
“I'm determined not to lose my name. It's who I am. It has neither aided my progress nor hampered it. It's just who I am.”
“I defy any British actor to deny they've not stood in front of the mirror and said: 'Bond, James Bond.'”
“You're always going to be more judgmental about your own performance than anyone else.”
“Growing up in Wales, there was a lot of fervour about being Welsh. But the more that I travelled, I realised that people aren't always interested in where you're from, but who you are.”
“Why do we write novels or make television about real things? It's the human condition and human suffering.”
“As an actor, I've always said, half the audience is going to love you, half is going to hate you so just live with it. It's easier that way.”
“I've never been around pets. I didn't have pets as a child.”
“When you're younger, you're going to be cast as the heroic, earnest leading man.”
“There's truth and then there's fiction - I think truth does exist and you can present it.”
“I've looked at myself on screen and thought, 'Oh, that's what I look like, I'm not 26 any more.'”
“I'm so renowned for 'Fantastic Four.'”
“It's interesting - an actor's research is different to just historian's research. I'm looking for things that I can actually physically use in the movie.”