Jim Broadbent Quotes

Jim Broadbent — American Actor born on May 24, 1949,

James "Jim" Broadbent is an English film, television and theatre actor. He is known for his roles in Topsy-Turvy, Iris for which he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, Moulin Rouge! for which he received the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Bridget Jones' Diary, Hot Fuzz, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, The Iron Lady, Cloud Atlas and Le Week-End. He also appeared in two Harry Potter films as Horace Slughorn... (wikipedia)

People smile at me as if they know me. I just smile back. They probably might know me.

When you research someone, you actually get beyond your own preconceptions and become aware of the human being other than the image. You become empathetic and sympathetic in turn.

In today's politics, it would be good to have politicians who are more upfront about what they felt and actually not trying to bend with every breeze. They're infuriating, all of them.

I'm not that comfortable with actors receiving honours, partly because I think they ought to go to those who really help others.

I think we all have a selfish gene which rises to the top, sometimes. But then we're also all capable of a sudden magnanimity.