Tag Archives: Jonny Lee Miller

The whole point of being an actor is to get satisfaction out of a role – unless you're just vain about celebrity. You're always looking for the one thing that will surprise you. Jonny Lee Miller

I always know I can die at any moment. Jonny Lee Miller

That really sets great directors apart from good directors: their ability to make you feel like you matter, even if your part is much smaller. That's one thing I found with most of the great directors I worked with: They all have that skill. Not everyone takes the time. Jonny Lee Miller

I consider myself really lucky and I always have done. My approach is that if I know I'm relaxed and happy, then I will do my best work. Jonny Lee Miller

I don't want to talk about the specifics of other people's performances compared with my own. I'd never do that. Jonny Lee Miller

I think so many men have this really sharp feeling of being a disappointment in their mid-forties. There's probably something chemical about it – the drop of testosterone, the fact that you don't feel the same way physically. It's a real thing. You do tend to feel like a disappointment. Jonny Lee Miller

New York and LA are both great places to visit, but I wouldn't want to live in either of them now. I find New York extremely claustrophobic and dirty. LA is quite a nice place. But there's no hustle and bustle, no street life. Jonny Lee Miller

Some people can handle fame, some can't. Jonny Lee Miller

There is nothing, not a thing, like the process of creating a character for the stage – you can't get it anywhere else. Unless you're totally method and spend six months living your life like your character for a film, the theater is the place to get that intense acting experience. Jonny Lee Miller

Some kids are good at math, some kids can run, and acting was an interest of mine. Because I knew you could do it for a living I decided, that's what I'm going to do. Jonny Lee Miller