54 Great Quotes By Tom Ellis
Tom Ellis is a prominent Welsh actor. He is renowned for his role in ‘Lucifer.’ He is also known for playing Gary Preston in ‘Miranda.’ His performance in ‘Rush’ was also well received. Some of his notable film and television credits include ‘Miss Conception,’ ‘High Heels and Low Lifes,’ ‘The Best Man,’ ‘Nice Guy Eddie,’ ‘The Fades,’ ‘Doctor Who,’ ‘The Catherine Tate Show,’ and various others. Here is a collection of famous quotes by Tom Ellis success, time, past, actors, acting, character, drama, learning, family, life, love, music, food, humor, competition, comedy, experience, and more.
When you're a drama student, I think the most you hope for is to make a living out of acting.
We're characters not of this world, so our knowledge about stuff, that other character's don't have, is quite fun.
Trying to find a human side to the character is a way to give them a chance to have people like them.
The fact that you can say stuff to people that other people are only thinking is always fun. It's a great tool for comedic moments, as well.
I've been acting for many years, and the more you do, the more confidence you get about "this is my career and this is what I'm going to be doing."
I wanted to work on a cable show and with a writer/director because that's a much more fulfilling and freeing experience, as an actor.
Being on the floor of a TV show is sometimes a quite frustrating experience.
Being a son of the pastor, I was never allowed to play Joseph or any of the big parts for political reasons.
When you have hardcore fans of something like 'Miranda,' people can't see you any other way than Gary Preston, which is fair enough.
What people like to comment on a lot is that I grew up in a religious family; my father is a pastor, and now I'm playing the devil. Thankfully, my family see the humorous side of the job.
This is going to sound so boring, but I play golf in Hertfordshire at a club called Sandy Lodge just by Moor Park Tube station. It's where I unwind and don't think about anything else.
There's something really charming about a character that is fundamentally flawed and does some pretty despicable things, but yet you still kind of love him.
The weird thing about drama school is that you train for three years for one thing, and then, more often than not, it's something that you haven't trained for that you end up doing.
The last TV show I really indulged in was 'Breaking Bad,' and I was in such a state of mourning when it ended. I've got to choose my next one carefully.
Oysters are the devil's food. Not a fan!
One of the biggest heroes and influences of mine, especially acting and working in comedy, is Steve Coogan.
My mum was a music teacher. I've got three sisters, and we all played instruments when we were kids.
My eldest daughter's been to a few sets of mine and gets spoiled when she's doing her nails, her hair. Though more often than not, you bring them to set, and they realize the filming process is pretty boring.
Lucifer has a sense of fun about life; he just likes to play with people. But the sense of humor of the show is what makes the show entertaining as opposed to dark.
It's an old joke: All evil people in movies are British.
It's always fun to play bad characters.
In terms of, like, getting into a mindset, I use music all the time when I'm working.
I've worked a lot in comedy. As much as I love playing dramatic roles, it's always nice to be able to have some humor around when working.
I think I've started to dream in American a little bit.
I have a transient lifestyle. America is where I come to work, but my home is London. I like being bi-continental.
I grew up on the very human side of Christianity, so messages in the household I grew up in were about peace, love, and being understanding of everybody, which I think is quite cool.
I come from a religious family - my father is a pastor, my uncle, my sister and her husband are a pastor team.
During the pilot, director Len Wiseman and I discussed how Lucifer views humanity, and we can came up with this notion that he sees them as lab rats.
'Rush' was an interesting experience for me because I loved that show, and I loved playing that part, and most people I spoke to who watched it really enjoyed it.
A lot of actors would tell you that they'd rather play the villain than the hero. When you're the character, there are no repercussions. So there is a kind of liberating feeling about saying certain things to certain people - and I think that it's always quite satisfying to do that.
