1
I want that. I want that awful intense and serious unhappiness, cos then I might feel better, and then I might be happy.David Thewlis
2
He'd been let down so often His brow was on the floor But then they found A small hole in the ground And let him down some moreDavid Thewlis
3
I feel like I'm in a film about a struggling artist who keeps getting up at all hours of the night to look at his big, blank empty canvas. And in a way I am. Except that i'm not struggling. I'm Hector Kipling. I might be getting up at all hours of the night to look at my big, blank, empty canvas, but I am not fucking struggling.David Thewlis
4
I see people around me with very unhappy love lives, who may have held out for that perfect somebody. And the failure to achieve that brings along a lot of bitterness which is very unattractive; therefore they're probably less likely to achieve it.David Thewlis
5
I adore children. If I weren't an actor, I would be a teacher or work with small children in some way. I feel happy in their company.David Thewlis
6
I don't worry. I'm more stoical. Of course I have insecurities. I fear getting older. I fear death and illness. I'm not prone to depression, but I get depressed because everybody gets depressed. Suddenly I'm away from my family or doing a job I'm not enjoying.David Thewlis
7
The making of 'Naked' was an absolutely phenomenal, mind-bending experience. That film was life-changing and put my career onto a whole different level.David Thewlis
8
'Naked' kind of kicked me off into the film world. It just so happens that all of the things that I have been offered have been films, and I've enjoyed the travel that goes along with that.David Thewlis
9
I could, of course, have written about the film world and the jealousy there and the frequent belief that others don't have talent. But, for some reason, it just struck me to write about art.David Thewlis