Gruffudd Of A E Quotes & Sayings

In her right hand the lily, in her left
The letter--all her bright hair streaming down--
And all the coverlid was cloth of gold
Drawn to her waist, and she herself in white
All but her face, and that clear-featured face
Was lovely, for she did not seem as dead,
But fast asleep, and lay as though she smiled. — Alfred Tennyson

To be honest, I think that I am a bit of a singer, coming from Wales; being Welsh, we are all very proud of our singing heritage. — Ioan Gruffudd

I'm really enjoying living in Los Angeles. It's a great city to live in. I'm living a very suburban domesticated lifestyle out there - a two bedroomed little bungalow with two cars, and we're just driving around, going to meetings here and there - it's lovely! — Ioan Gruffudd

Beyonce is such a visual artist. This was just trying to figure out another side to her that could be fun and young and exciteful and a great video. — Bryce Wilson

It's really an organic sort of process. You start off with the character on the page. You fall in love with that character and you have to represent that character well and I think it's just an evolution there. Using the accent and speaking the lines with the accent in fact opens the door to who the character really is. — Ioan Gruffudd

I love doing kids' films. — Ioan Gruffudd

A few people have said that I should change my name and the spelling so that people can say it, but I don't want to, I like it the way it is. — Ioan Gruffudd

I know there are some actors who are just brilliant at improvising and brilliant at just being in the moment and doing it there and then. I'm not one of those actors. — Ioan Gruffudd

I've never been around pets. I didn't have pets as a child. — Ioan Gruffudd

I know I'm as comfortable doing period as I am contemporary. I suppose we grow up with it in a sense, in the theater. We get to put on costumes and play a lot of period dramas or plays so we're exposed to it a little bit more I think because of our theatrical background. — Ioan Gruffudd

What teachers and the administration in that era never seemed to see was that the mental work of what they called daydreaming often required more effort and concentration than it would have taken simply to listen in class. Laziness is not the issue. It is just not the work dictated by the administration. — David Foster Wallace

We sometimes imagine we want what we don't really want. — Siri Hustvedt

You're always going to be more judgmental about your own performance than anyone else. — Ioan Gruffudd

Livingston: I know it was your sixth company, but was there anything that you found you were better at? Greenspun: I think I was probably mostly worse at things than I thought. The VCs had a point when they said people remember how you made them feel more than what you said. — Jessica Livingston

I could do an American accent, if I were immersed in the accent, meaning if I were living back in Los Angeles and rehearsing and auditioning the whole time. — Ioan Gruffudd

As an actor, I've always said, half the audience is going to love you, half is going to hate you so just live with it. It's easier that way. — Ioan Gruffudd

I've been brought up with the Christian faith with my family. — Ioan Gruffudd

I'm pea green with envy — Sylvia Day

It's interesting - an actor's research is different to just historian's research. I'm looking for things that I can actually physically use in the movie. — Ioan Gruffudd

Television is what we're all very attracted to because that's where the best writing and the best characters are. — Ioan Gruffudd

As long as you understand that you find happiness through family, friends and love, then money is just a nice bonus. — Ioan Gruffudd

People in America and Hollywood are very good at pronouncing my name, to begin with. Socially, they're very adept at listening to somebody's name and repeating it, cleverly in the first couple of sentences so the name sticks to begin with. — Ioan Gruffudd

There's a physicality and confidence to Americans; they're very present. That's something I enjoy being around because it rubs off on you. — Ioan Gruffudd

In a very complex world, you can no longer expect everyone to be great at everything. — Gordon Gee

I'm not getting younger, so there's a commitment to the cause that one has to make — Ioan Gruffudd

Age and treachery will always overcome youth and skills. — Ioan Gruffudd

We are all human and fall short of where we need to be. We must never stop trying to be the best we can be. — Richard Adams

While 'Babel' is a foreign-language film in some countries, in others, it is a local film. — Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu

I'm determined not to lose my name. It's who I am. It has neither aided my progress nor hampered it. It's just who I am. — Ioan Gruffudd

Actors, to a certain extent, never grow up, you see. It's an extension of being out in the back yard with a stick, only you're being paid to do it. It's borderline madness. — Ioan Gruffudd

That all persons living in this province, who confess and acknowledge the one Almighty and eternal God, to be the Creator, Upholder and Ruler of the world; and that hold themselves obliged in conscience to live peaceably and justly in civil society, shall, in no ways, be molested or prejudiced for their religious persuasion, or practice, in manners of faith and worship, nor shall they be compelled, at any time, to frequent or maintain any religious worship, place or ministry whatever. — William Penn

And I guess I have a face and a look that sort of lends itself to period costume! — Ioan Gruffudd

The opportunity of a lifetime is to pick yourself. Quit waiting to get picked; quit waiting for someone to give you permission; quit waiting for someone to say you are officially qualified and pick yourself. It doesn't mean you have to be an entrepreneur or a freelancer, but it does mean you stand up and say, "I have something to say. I know how to do something. I'm doing it. If you want me to do it with you, raise your hand. — Jennifer Sneeden

Me and my friend Ioan Gruffudd are like chalk and cheese when it comes to clothes. He lives for his clothes and has an amazing wardrobe. If we're going out I'll turn up at his house and say, 'I haven't got anything to wear,' and he'll tut and sigh and then lend me something swanky. — Matthew Rhys

Being attractive, it's not something I do consciously. It's incredibly flattering that people think I appeal to women. But that was a gift from my parents. — Ioan Gruffudd