Matthew Goode

“I'm not posh, not in the slightest. My parents spent some money on my education, but I wasn't born to the purple.”

“My dad was a geologist and my mum was a nurse who directed amateur theatrics.”

“If I lived in L.A., I'd be schizophrenic after a week.”

“Golf courses are beautiful, it's good for the soul and it gets out the anger... well, if you don't care about the score then you won't have a heart attack.”

“I'll tell you what, it doesn't get more beautiful than the west of Ireland. Connemara and County Derry are quite stunning, really.”

“האירים פשוט פנטסטיים, והם גם יודעים לספר סיפור. אחרי יום העבודה הייתי מתרווח ונרגע ומדבר עם אנשים, והם היו מבדרים אותי. גם הבירה שלהם, גינס, יותר טעימה שם. ערב אחד מצאתי את עצמי מבלה עד 3:00 בבוקר, שומע מוזיקה אירית מסורתית ולוגם כמה כוסות בירה.”

“חשבתי לכתוב, אבל זה עדיין לא קרה.”

“אני לא חושב שאני יודע מספיק על משחק כדי לביים.”

“ב'בחזרה לבריידסהד' גילמתי בחור אנגלי עם זהות מינית עמומה, בסרט הקומיקס 'השומרים' הייתי פחות מתלבט ודו־משמעי, ואילו ב'סינגל מן' של טום פורד הייתי כבר הומו מוחלט.”

“כשאתה רואה סרט גמור, נדיר מאוד שהוא עולה על הציפיות שלך.”

“I've thought about writing, but it hasn't happened yet. It's like schoolwork - you start doing your revisions two nights before you're compelled to turn it in.”

“You spend some time raising a child in London, carrying it around on one side of your body - it puts your back out!”

“I like the fact that Hogan's shoes all have this sporty sole that is great even for an older man with a bad back like me.”

“When you've got a new family, any kind of security you can have is great.”

“Some actors go, 'Bing!' and suddenly they're being paid huge sums. Me, I seem to get screwed every time.”

“Making a film is very hard work, and you live or die by the sword just a little bit every time you do it, but I wouldn't chuck it in.”

“I wouldn't say I'm drawn to dark roles, and it's not like I pick and choose.”

“My dream is to one day own a country house on the shore in England, have gotten married, wipe some debt off and get a few more good films.”

“I'm very much a jobbing actor who's still trying to find a place to rent down the road.”

“I'm always pretty tense about everything when it comes to work.”