I hated my childhood. It was loathsome. My parents were deaf and dumb. Profoundly so. They could make noises when they were emotionally aroused, but …

- Richard Griffiths

I went from being a beanpole - like a normal kid of the 1950s - and exploded. The weight piled on and didn't stop until into my adulthood.

- Richard Griffiths

I trained as an artist originally, so I know what a nice human body looks like, and I would like to look like that notion, and of course I never will…

- Richard Griffiths

Actors do have good and bad sides. It's because the passage down the birth canal distorts the face. People born by caesarean section are more symmetr…

- Richard Griffiths

My vanity is not remotely physical, it is cerebral. I suppose feeling self-conscious might be a form of vanity, though.

- Richard Griffiths

I've had a year out of work, more, and just toughed it out. There are those who think that all actors are overpaid. I beg to differ.

- Richard Griffiths

Some actors don't mind it. Those who are pretty. They think it's nice to be looked at because they are nice to look at. I appreciate that. I'm very h…

- Richard Griffiths

Broadway has the most savvy audience anywhere. They see everything and they know their theater. As sophisticated and subtle as you think you can be, …

- Richard Griffiths

I like playing Vernon Dursley in 'Harry Potter,' because that gives me a license to be horrible to kids. I hate the odious business of sucking up to …

- Richard Griffiths