A biography for Rupert Friendhasn’t been written yet.
“If I make a film about now, the minute it was done, it wouldn't be about now; it'd be about then.”
“I'm a dual citizen in a way. I live in the States and have a green card, so my connection to British politics is almost nonexistent.”
“My great grandparents are Scottish, and I have this very tenuous connection which I try and bump up whenever I can, because I'd much rather be Scottish than English.”
“One of my uncles took me to my first movie in a cinema - 'Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.'”
“I only do the press for the work. I don't have a publicist. I don't go to events or self-promote or endorse things or whatever it is people are meant to do in that world.”
“Edinburgh is so cultural and such a beautiful place to walk around.”
“It's great to sit and talk about the films and the people I work with, rather than where I buy my socks or whatever.”
“I get bored quickly. Always have. Short attention span.”
“The Blue Ridge Mountains are an incredible place.”
“I believe in allowing an audience the opportunity to make up their own mind.”
“I've never got a part in the same way twice. I've never prepared the same way. I've never experienced the filming the process the same way.”
“If you are going to have any chance of replicating life, you need to live it.”
“The accent in England can change literally from street to street, and people have this sort of feudal tribalism whereby you can identify somebody's provenance by their voice.”
“I've been a big blagger all my life.”
“I think that what drives most of us as human beings is the want for something. You might have a hope, or a big dream, or a goal that you haven't yet achieved.”
“I find it quite unsettling if I'm doing the same thing that I did yesterday.”
“I'm not a big fan of people telling each other what to do, I'll say that.”
“It's all very brilliant to build bridges and buildings, but long after we're gone, it will be the natural things in this world which will still be here.”
“I've never got on with recipes. Free yourself - throw them out!”
“I really love living in cities where the people living above, below and next to you are from totally different worlds to you.”