A biography for John Rhys-Davieshasn’t been written yet.
“'Indiana Jones' wasn't physically tough, but they are the only two films I've ever been ill on. On 'The Last Crusade,' I got sciatica. That's when the sciatic nerve, which goes through the funny hole in your pelvis down your leg, swells and rubs against the nerves.”
“To be an actor for 30-odd years trying to become recognized, and to end up playing a full prosthetic and a character 3 foot 9', or something like that, is... well, it just shows that you can get actors to do anything.”
“I like heroes, and would like to be a hero myself. I suppose we all want that.”
“Sometimes you learn more from films that aren't terribly successful and, indeed, sometimes you learn more from real disasters than you do from the ones that succeed.”
“I hate being out of work!”
“I have a lot of respect for aspects of Islam, but I would not choose to live in a theocratically organised Muslim society.”