The top 10 most inspiring quotes by Matthew Macfadyen
- The other day, I was somewhere terribly glamorous — Brent Cross, I think it was — and a guy came up to me and said, “I’ve blown your cover.”
- I would hate not to do a play every couple of years. I think it’s not me. I did four or five years in telly, and by the end of it was drained. I was a bit sick of myself. I didn’t feel like an actor anymore. That sounds silly, but when you’re doing a play you’re using different muscles, and it blew all the cobwebs away.
- I think my favourite is a Swedish one called Fanny and Alexander (1982). It’s seen through the eyes of two children whose mother remarries, and it’s funny, sad, scary and wonderful.
- Ever since Spooks, this perception of me as solemn, lantern-jawed and unsmiling has lingered, but that buttoned-up Englishness is only one facet of what I can do. I’m always surprised when people say, “Crikey, we didn’t know you could do comedy!”
- All the Bennets were having a great time; it was all very cosy. Then I’d come along and be a bit sullen for a couple of days and then f— off again! It didn’t help that my wife was pregnant at the time, but I wished I’d enjoyed it more.
- I have felt some twinges recently, about parts I wanted to play that I may be getting too old and fat to do. Hamlet, for example – maybe that’s gone. I would love to play Richard II.
- I don’t watch enough television to feel guilty about it. Maybe it’s because I have a very unstructured life: half the time I do nothing and then I’ll work 13 hours a day. Or maybe it’s the fact that if I gave into watching daytime telly, I’d never stop.
- I have a theory that watching things in another language allows you to filter out all your prejudices and preconceptions and pay attention in a different way, so it’s more rewarding. Plus you can’t wander out to put the kettle on.
- I find “Desert Island Discs” very moving – something about the combination of music and people’s stories, and imagining why they’ve chosen certain tracks. I’ve pondered what mine would be of course – doesn’t everyone? – but it would be agony to have to actually choose.
- I would tell my younger self he should stop smoking. He wouldn’t have listened, though. You feel invincible at that age. I really smoked a lot. When I stopped properly in my early 30s it was so hard.
Matthew Macfadyen is a talented English actor known for his impressive performances in film, television, and theatre. He was born on October 17, 1974, in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England. He developed an interest in acting at an early age and studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London.
Macfadyen began his career in theatre before gaining recognition through television dramas and films. He became widely known for playing Mr. Darcy in the romantic film Pride & Prejudice (2005), alongside Keira Knightley. He later achieved international fame for portraying Tom Wambsgans in the acclaimed HBO series Succession, earning multiple awards for his performance.
His other notable projects include Spooks, The Three Musketeers, Death at a Funeral, and Operation Mincemeat. In 2023, he won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for Succession. Matthew Macfadyen is admired for his versatility, subtle acting style, and ability to portray complex characters convincingly.
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