The acting I got into by doing what we call pantomime, when I was sixteen. And, there were loads of very pretty girls in the show. I realized; I found out very early on, that the lead comic gets the girl. So, that was cool. When I went to university, I studied Economic Social History. And drama. That kind of got me into it. My main passion was to make films. It was never to be an actor. At that time, there weren't many opportunities for a working class Scottish actor. It was kind of an English thing. And it required a certain mannered cerebral acting style that I couldn't relate to.
Part of the reason why movie bosses are so obsessed with crime movies is because they know that world and the criminals. And that's what they are - t… - Peter Mullan
Part of the reason why movie bosses are so obsessed with crime movies is because they know that world and the criminals. And that's what they are - t…
- Peter Mullan
The Vatican has tried to condemn 'The Magdalene Sisters' as a pack of lies and that I've made it all up - I wish I was that good a dramatist - and in… - Peter Mullan
The Vatican has tried to condemn 'The Magdalene Sisters' as a pack of lies and that I've made it all up - I wish I was that good a dramatist - and in…
In bringing the subject of religious oppression to a wider audience, I didn't just want to kick the Catholic Church but to poke a finger in the throa… - Peter Mullan
In bringing the subject of religious oppression to a wider audience, I didn't just want to kick the Catholic Church but to poke a finger in the throa…
I love acting. It's the one job I know of where you can go in, go through complete catharsis - emotionally, physically sometimes and mentally - and a… - Peter Mullan
I love acting. It's the one job I know of where you can go in, go through complete catharsis - emotionally, physically sometimes and mentally - and a…
I know virtually no one of my age who can remember a hug, or a smile from their father, or a 'Let's go play football.' - Peter Mullan
I know virtually no one of my age who can remember a hug, or a smile from their father, or a 'Let's go play football.'
Life is much weirder than fiction; nothing's more absurd. - Peter Mullan
Life is much weirder than fiction; nothing's more absurd.
When things are really painful, I turn it into comedy. - Peter Mullan
When things are really painful, I turn it into comedy.
I find the world more absurd now than I did when I was a kid. - Peter Mullan
I find the world more absurd now than I did when I was a kid.
Filmmaking is something I have to do. It's not something I particularly want to do. - Peter Mullan
Filmmaking is something I have to do. It's not something I particularly want to do.
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