Bob Hoskins Quotes

Actors are just entertainers, even the serious ones. That's all an actor is. He's like a serious Bruce Forsyth.
Bob Hoskins

Serious, Actor, Bruce

I am fairly rich. Money's very handy, let's face it.
Bob Hoskins

Money, Rich, Face

I realised one day that men are emotional cripples. We can't express ourselves emotionally, we can only do it with anger and humour. Emotional stability and expression comes from women.
Bob Hoskins

Women, Men, Anger

I started my career by becoming a stalker, watching women in the street, the way they greet each other. I thought if I could capture some of that expression, that depth of emotion, it will make me interesting to watch as an actor.
Bob Hoskins

Women, Career, Thought

I'd say I am partial to women.
Bob Hoskins

I'm a feminist, yes! Very strongly.
Bob Hoskins

Yes, Feminist, Strongly

I'm very romantic. I've emptied flower shops.
Bob Hoskins

Romantic, Flower, Emptied

I've played so many historical characters because most horrible dictators are short, fat, middle-aged men.
Bob Hoskins

Men, Short, Fat

I've watched films and even forgotten I'm in them.
Bob Hoskins

Films, Forgotten, Watched

If you are going to do a film properly you have to give yourself completely to it.
Bob Hoskins

Yourself, Give, Film

It's not easy to walk out on a marriage and two young kids, and it's the most difficult thing I've ever had to do.
Bob Hoskins

Marriage, Two, Young

It's your life, live it your way.
Bob Hoskins

Monogamy is a possibility - and a necessity. Kids have got to have something they can rely on. You have got to have something you rely on.
Bob Hoskins

Kids, Necessity, Rely

One of the things I've realised is that I am very simple. My wife asked me once if I loved her. I said: 'Look love, I'm a simple man. I love you. End of story.' But I guess you gotta keep saying it with women. I guess she needed reassurance.
Bob Hoskins

Love, Women, Simple

Quantum physics is a bit of a passion of mine. It's extraordinary. There's a branch of mathematics that is based on lunacy, and that's wonderful.
Bob Hoskins

Passion, Wonderful, Physics

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Actor

Born: October 26, 1942

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