I love that pre-mod jazz look of the late Fifties, the Steve McQueen style that influenced the British modernists.
Martin FreemanAll I can do is just do what I can do and not be hampered by knowing that some people won't like it.
Martin FreemanI think if you were known for playing something other than being a nice guy then people might be a little less likely to take liberties with you. If you are Ray Winstone, and people have seen you kick a few people to death, then they are a little less likely to approach you or whatever.
Martin FreemanYour job, as an actor, is never to just do what you're told. That's boring, and life is too short. It's your job to bring something, and it will either be to other people's taste or your own taste, and you have to try things out. Actors say, "Well, as long as the director's happy," but I don't believe that and I don't agree with that. I want the director to be happy, but if I'm not happy, I won't sleep at night.
Martin Freeman