I'm very much a jobbing actor who's still trying to find a place to rent down the road.
Matthew William GoodeSport used to play a phenomenal part in my life, because I used to play a lot of county sport, a lot of sport for my school. I love team sports. Talk about being with the boys. I love the camaraderie. That's why I like acting.
Matthew William GoodeObviously if you're playing some of the smartest men in the world, you want to sound really smart.
Matthew William GoodeI felt slightly snobby about the genre. My pre-conceived notion of the comic book world had been: "Oh, that's nothing that I need to worry about!"
Matthew William GoodeMy dream is to one day own a country house on the shore in England, have gotten married, wipe some debt off and get a few more good films.
Matthew William GoodeI'm not posh, not in the slightest. My parents spent some money on my education, but I wasn't born to the purple.
Matthew William GoodeSome actors go, 'Bing!' and suddenly they're being paid huge sums. Me, I seem to get screwed every time.
Matthew William GoodeI like the fact that Hogan's shoes all have this sporty sole that is great even for an older man with a bad back like me.
Matthew William GoodeGolf courses are beautiful, it's good for the soul and it gets out the anger... well, if you don't care about the score then you won't have a heart attack.
Matthew William GoodeI've thought about writing, but it hasn't happened yet. It's like schoolwork - you start doing your revisions two nights before you're compelled to turn it in.
Matthew William GoodeYou spend some time raising a child in London, carrying it around on one side of your body - it puts your back out!
Matthew William GoodeI don't think I know enough about acting to direct. You need to be a slight megalomaniac, not where you want to take over the world, but where you want to make every single decision and the buck stops with you. It's an awful lot of stress.
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