Dominic West famous quotes

03-28-2025

Even though I'm English, I've all my life been heavily exposed to American television and culture in general.
-- Dominic West

#Culture #Television #Exposed
I'm not a great fan of green screen. It's not much fun for actors. It's great for directors and technical people and cameramen.
-- Dominic West

#Fun #People #Green
The kiss always gets a hell of a reaction.
-- Dominic West

#Kissing #Hell #Reactions
You've got to grab every opportunity that comes up.
-- Dominic West

#Opportunity #Come Up
Since I got married my wife doesn't really let me wear anything that I used to because she says I have no taste at all.
-- Dominic West

#Wife #Taste #Married
Prince Charles is the best-dressed man in the world.
-- Dominic West

#Men #World
People seem to think I'm Satan.
-- Dominic West

#Thinking #People #Satan
No, I don't think 'The Wire' screwed up my career at all.
-- Dominic West

#Thinking #Careers #Wire
My mum's parents were from Ireland, my dad's mum was American-Irish.
-- Dominic West

#Dad #Parent #Mum
If you do an American TV series, before the audition you sign away the next five years of your life.
-- Dominic West

#Years #Next #Auditions
I've always wanted to play more comic parts.
-- Dominic West

#Play #Comic #Wanted
I'm a rather crude cook.
-- Dominic West

#Crude #Cooks
I went to America to get away from constantly being cast in costume dramas, playing posh people.
-- Dominic West

#Drama #America #People
I think I've got a funny face.
-- Dominic West

#Thinking #Faces #Funny Face
I look ridiculous in a three-piece suit - I'm too fat.
-- Dominic West

#Three #Looks #Pieces
People are born, they have a limited amount of time going around thinking life is dandy but then, inevitably, tragedy strikes and they realize life equals loss! The whole point of the game is to minimize the pain caused by that equation! Now some people do it by having kids, or making money, or taking up coin collecting, and others do it by getting wasted.
-- Dominic West

#Meaningful #Pain #Kids
I'm only stopped by people in uniform, whether it's customs people, janitors, or the FBI - they all watch 'The Wire.' Sadly, beautiful, glamorous women don't know anything about it.
-- Dominic West

#Beautiful #People #Wire
I don't know why British actors are getting big parts in American TV shows. Maybe it's because we're cheap.
-- Dominic West

#Tv Shows #Tvs #Actors
For a straight man, I seem to have to kiss an awful lot of men!
-- Dominic West

#Kissing #Men #Awful
Apparently it'll all settle down and they'll forget about it soon.
-- Dominic West

#Down And #Forget #Settling
I've hung out at dozens of playgrounds, bored out of my mind, with not even a look of comfort from disapproving mothers all around me. Either they think I'm a pedophile or a deadbeat dad. That's what I get for being a single dad - suspicious looks at the playground.
-- Dominic West

#Mother #Dad #Thinking

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