Dominic West Quotes

The kiss always gets a hell of a reaction.

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.

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.

I look ridiculous in a three-piece suit - I'm too fat.

I don't know why British actors are getting big parts in American TV shows. Maybe it's because we're cheap.

No, I don't think 'The Wire' screwed up my career at all. It's the only reason people have heard of me. It's only been a huge, huge, very fortunate bonus.

My mum's parents were from Ireland, my dad's mum was American-Irish.

I think I've got a funny face.

Apparently it'll all settle down and they'll forget about it soon.

I'm a rather crude cook.

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.

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.

For a straight man, I seem to have to kiss an awful lot of men!

I've always wanted to play more comic parts.

You've got to grab every opportunity that comes up.

People seem to think I'm Satan.

If you do an American TV series, before the audition you sign away the next five years of your life.

I went to America to get away from constantly being cast in costume dramas, playing posh people.

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

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.

Prince Charles is the best-dressed man in the world.