A lot of the characters I play have problems, they are marginalised, they have serious psychological problems, problems with relationships, with childhood. These are big subjects, big subjects. You can't balk at work like that. As an actor, that's as good as it gets.
Robert CarlyleI do tend to divide my childhood into darkness and light, and the first seven years were certainly the darkness.
Robert CarlyleA lot of my work is with children and there's a reason for that, because they really level you.
Robert CarlyleI don't want to be a luvvie actor. It took a long time for me to accept I was an actor, a professional actor, and that, actually, I make a living out of this.
Robert Carlyle