A biography for Mark Bonnarhasn’t been written yet.
“London and the surrounds are a great place to be. It is a great part of the world.”
“Some of the best jokes are about funerals or people dying or whatever. Laughter and tears are two sides of the same coin.”
“I tried many different things before becoming an actor, so this is my plan B.”
“There's nothing quite like being able to get into the minds of other people, and figure out how they work, and what makes other people tick. And going against your own grain sometimes, to push yourself into places you wouldn't go emotionally.”
“I take each job on its merits. If a job's good, and it's worth doing for the reasons you want to do it, then I make that decision at the time.”
“I always considered myself working class, because I was brought up on a council estate. I still do, really. I mean, I might have a bit more money now than I did then, but it's in your head, class, I think. It's how you feel in there.”
“Crime makes for great drama and it's interesting because it delves into the darker side of us. Those kind of stories go way back, the detective and the criminal.”
“I made a conscious decision after I did 'The Duchess of Malfi' at the Old Vic in 2012, when my daughter was six months old, to try doing more screen work.”
“Every actor knows what unemployment is like, and knows what long periods of unemployment are like, unless you're spectacularly lucky.”
“I think all children love to dress up and play make believe. It's just that I never stopped.”
“I grew up watching 'Porridge' and it's so loved, it was a daunting prospect to take on. Fortunately, it was written by the original writers, Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, who are comedy gods.”
“I don't usually turn down work, it usually involves a very big debate with agents and family and your conscience and your sense of panic. But it is the only power we have, as actors - to say no.”
“I spent nine days shooting the film 'Camera Trap' in Nepal in 2014. The journey consisted of four flights, including a terrifying one through the Himalayas in an 18-seater plane which landed on an icy runway, then a 4x4 ride to a lodge at the foot of a 400-year-old mountain village. The villagers were the kindest people I've ever met.”
“I sold burglar alarms for four weeks, which wasn't very long, but it was long enough.”
“I had a cat called Pushkin when I was growing up.”
“There's nothing like driving into Glencoe and feeling for the first time that you're in the Highlands.”
“I mean sex can be funny for heaven's sake.”
“Actors are used to staring at the walls waiting for the phone to ring. It's not unchartered territory for us.”
“According to a lot of people I am in everything and they're sick of the sight of me.”
“Success is something that other people always point out. I don't think one ever thinks of oneself as successful, because if you do, you're going to immediately lose whatever it is that's driving you, aren't you?”