Christian McKay Quotes & Sayings

“I once met a man who was a billionaire, and I said to him: 'Are you a self-made man?' - and he turned around and said: 'No man is self-made;' and certainly, if you want to make films or get into television or even theatre, the amount of help that you need, the amount of people who need to give you a helping hand is extraordinary.”

“Like so many people, I only remembered Orson Welles as this huge, fat, bearded figure selling wine in TV commercials. So whenever anyone said I looked like Orson Welles I said that I wasn't that fat, and I would get on a diet, quickly.”

“Do I have any potential as an actor? I don't know. I'm still wondering. But acting has kind of taken over.”

“Film is limitless, but some stage presentations on film can look too theatrical.”

“I always wanted to be an independent maverick, writing plays and putting them on myself.”

“I hope I have quite a few great roles to come.”

“I personally think 'Chimes of Midnight' is a much better film than 'Citizen Kane.'”

“I want to record 'Goyescas' by Granados, which has been a great love of mine since I was a teenager.”

“I was always jealous of my violinist friends and cellist friends who traveled with their instruments.”

“I'm very happy in my 18th century worker's cottage in Kent and playing my music for the dog-walkers paused outside.”