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Your senses are reeling all the time. Finally you find something to write and the very next day you go out and see something else which totally contradicts what you've written and every conclusion you've come to.

~Charles Dance

Topics: Come Conclusion Day Else Every Finally Find Go Next Out See Senses Something Something Else Time Totally Very Which Write Written You Your

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You have to be selfish to be an actor.

~Charles Dance

Topics: Actor Selfish You

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If I talk about Charles Dance I am talking about something else, something I operate and wind up and have to make an impression with and use to transmit someone else's screenplay.

~Charles Dance

Topics: About Am Charles Dance Else Impression Make Operate Screenplay Someone Something Something Else Talk Talking Transmit Up Use Wind I Am

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I was a window dresser for Burton's once. What really put me off was the area manager coming round and saying, Charles, I think you're a natch at this.

~Charles Dance

Topics: Area Charles Coming Dresser Manager Me Off Once Put Really Round Saying Think Window You I Think

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We need to look to our laurels a bit with television in this country. I don't think enough risks are being taken in drama television in the U.K., and I think a lot of programme makers are underestimating the intelligence of the viewing public, basing it all on ratings.

~Charles Dance

Topics: Being Bit Country Drama Enough Intelligence Laurels Look Lot Makers Need Our Programme Public Ratings Risks Taken Television Think Viewing I Think

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We have to take risks in British television. It has to stop playing to the lowest common denominator and patronising people.

~Charles Dance

Topics: British Common Common Denominator Denominator Lowest People Playing Risks Stop Take Television

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I've got a range as an actor! There was a time I played dramatic leading men.

~Charles Dance

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I've done maybe twelve of Shakespeare's plays. I was with the Royal Shakespeare Company for years. Whatever influence that has never leaves you. If you learn to drive a car, and you learn the right way if there is ever a right way. You learn the good aspects, you learn to drive properly. And that never leaves you.

~Charles Dance

Topics: Aspects Car Company Done Drive Ever Good Influence Learn Leaves Maybe Never Plays Properly Right Right Way Royal Shakespeare Twelve Way Whatever Years You

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My face lends itself to austere characters, and unless they're two-dimensional, I will do them. Any actor will tell you that an interesting villain is much more interesting to play.

~Charles Dance

Topics: Actor Any Austere Characters Face Interesting Itself Lends More Much Play Tell Them Unless Villain Will You

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If you get a bad script, then you start expending energy trying to make a silk purse of a sow's ear. When the script's as good as those on 'Game of Thrones,' say, I don't think there was a single occasion where any of us thought there was a bad scene.

~Charles Dance

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Actor

Born: October 10th, 1946

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