Bob Hoskins quotes:

It's not easy to walk out on a marriage and two young kids, and it's the most difficult thing I've ever had to do.

Before Michael Caine you had to have been in the RAF to be an actor.

Quantum physics is a bit of a passion of mine. It's extraordinary. There's a branch of mathematics that is based on lunacy, and that's wonderful.

Most dictators were short, fat, middle-aged and hairless. Besides Danny Devito, there's only me to play them.

It's your life, live it your way.

I've played so many historical characters because most horrible dictators are short, fat, middle-aged men.

One of the things I've realised is that I am very simple. My wife asked me once if I loved her. I said: 'Look love, I'm a simple man. I love you. End of story.' But I guess you gotta keep saying it with women. I guess she needed reassurance.

I realised one day that men are emotional cripples. We can't express ourselves emotionally, we can only do it with anger and humour. Emotional stability and expression comes from women.

Monogamy is a possibility - and a necessity. Kids have got to have something they can rely on. You have got to have something you rely on.

I'm Winnie the Pooh - that's as sexy as I am. I meet ladies and they talk about their family and I talk about my family. It's about as sexy as a bag of Brussel sprouts.

Actors are just entertainers, even the serious ones. That's all an actor is. He's like a serious Bruce Forsyth.

If you are going to do a film properly you have to give yourself completely to it.

The Holy Spirit accompanies God's Word to bring revelation of Christ, resulting in transformation.

I'm a feminist, yes! Very strongly.

What would I have done if I wasn't an actor? Probably rob banks.

I've watched films and even forgotten I'm in them.

I am fairly rich. Money's very handy, let's face it.

Acting is the best job in the world. Look at the way they treat you when you turn up for work. They give you breakfast and a cup of tea and ask, 'Are you all right' They tart up your face, you say somebody else's words, then pick up your check and go home. And you get days off. I tell you, it really is the way to live.

I'm very romantic. I've emptied flower shops.

I'd say I am partial to women.

What we do does not define who we are. What defines us is how well we rise after falling

I started my career by becoming a stalker, watching women in the street, the way they greet each other. I thought if I could capture some of that expression, that depth of emotion, it will make me interesting to watch as an actor.

I realised one day that men are emotional cripples. We cant express ourselves emotionally, we can only do it with anger and humour. Emotional stability and expression comes from women.

You have to learn to hallucinate,