Dougray Scott famous quotes

03-24-2025

The success of the film is down to the crew.
-- Dougray Scott

#Success #Congratulations #Film
Fairfax was incredibly important to the shaping of the country.
-- Dougray Scott

#Country #Important
Sometimes people say to you that you should try to be in a bigger film, but it's the way it pans out.
-- Dougray Scott

#People #Trying #Way
Sometimes you just can't walk away from films you're offered, like the Dylan Thomas thing.
-- Dougray Scott

#Sometimes #Film #Dylan
I try and do films I know I'm going to enjoy watching as well as being in.
-- Dougray Scott

#Trying #Film #Enjoy
The point is to be involved in the moment.
-- Dougray Scott

#Moments
I don't like acting things; I like feeling things.
-- Dougray Scott

#Feelings #Acting
I am an actor through and through.
-- Dougray Scott

#Actors
You should be careful what you wish for, as the reasons for war get confused. One person can be very clear in their motives, but others can have different agendas.
-- Dougray Scott

#War #Confused #Wish
I tend to do golf charity things because it's much safer and you don't get much chance of a broken arm or leg.
-- Dougray Scott

#Golf #Hands #Broken
I got involved in script development from the beginning. It was nice to see how a film gets made right from the beginning. It was quite hands-on for me.
-- Dougray Scott

#Nice #Hands #Development
You're making a movie, not a documentary. If you made a film like the historians would like you to make, you're not going to go and see it. I'd rather see paint dry.
-- Dougray Scott

#Dry #Documentaries #Film
You grow up a lot in terms of your understanding of the industry and how to deal with the corporate things.
-- Dougray Scott

#Growing Up #Understanding #Term
When you do bigger films, the financiers take more risks.
-- Dougray Scott

#Risk #Film #Bigger
Method acting is a label I don't really understand, because there's a method to everybody's acting.
-- Dougray Scott

#Acting #Labels #Method Acting
Being a salesman and an actor were not that dissimilar: It is a good lesson in covering up your feelings. No one wants to buy from someone who looks depressed.
-- Dougray Scott

#Feelings #Covering #Looks
I read all the books on Fairfax in the British Library, did a lot of horse riding and studied military tactics of the time, finding out that he actually laid his rose garden out in strategic formations! But Method acting is a label I don't really understand, because there's a method to everybody's acting. In terms of jumping into a character's skin, I try to immerse myself in the role as much as possible to bring me closer to them. All I do is what's required to achieve what I want to achieve.
-- Dougray Scott

#Horse #Military #Book
I just love jumping into someone else's life. It is a relatively cheap way to experience things you would be too scared to contemplate in your own life.
-- Dougray Scott

#Jumping #Would Be #Way
In terms of jumping into a characters skin, I try to immerse myself in the role as much as possible to bring me closer to them. All I do is whats required to achieve what I want to achieve.
-- Dougray Scott

#Character #Jumping #Trying

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