In memory of the great Bob Hoskins who passed away on 30th April 2014, we thought we’d take a look at some of his highlights.
Bob Hoskins was raised in Finsbury Park, London, and left school with just a single O Level, but that never stopped him from being successful. The Londoner scooped up awards and became a household name through his successful run of family friendly roles, despite his foul-mouthed disposition in reality. The quick witted and funny actor spent his early working as a porter, lorry driver and window cleaner. He worked on a three-year accountancy course but dropped out, but he left this world as success. Here are some of his most memorable quotes…
On life:
“I am fairly rich. Money’s very handy, let’s face it.”
Bob Hoskins
“I’d say I am partial to women.”
Bob Hoskins
On acting:
“I’ve played so many historical characters because most horrible dictators are short, fat, middle-aged men.”
Bob Hoskins
“I’ve watched films and even forgotten I’m in them.”
Bob Hoskins
“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.”
Bob Hoskins
On Who Framed Roger Rabbit:
“It really is a barmy, awful experience. Everything is blue. Things start to lose their meaning. On ‘Roger Rabbit’ I’d go out and see weasels pulling people’s hair – you really start to hallucinate to make it all work. I thought I was going mad, going f**king potty.”
Bob Hoskins
On Hook:
“We had Dustin [Hoffman] on the set apologising for making ‘Ishtar’. And [Steven] Spielberg apologising for ‘1941’ and Robin Williams jumping in and saying: ‘I apologise for ‘Cadillac Man’. I was sitting there and shouted ‘Well, I apologise for f**king nothing!'”
Bob Hoskins
On doing BT Adverts:
“You’re joking, intcha? I couldn’t believe it. It was un-be-lie-va-ble. The worst thing that happened to me was Madonna getting stalked by a fella called Bob Hoskins, and I had f*ckin’ hundreds of people come up to me, and say ‘It’s good to stalk.’ B*stards! Hahaha!”
Bob Hoskins
And finally…
“It’s your life, live it your way.”
Bob Hoskins
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