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Robbie Coltraine

Robbie Coltrane, OBE (born Anthony Robert McMillan; 30 March 1950) is a Scottish actor and author. He is known for his roles as Rubeus Hagrid in the Harry Potter films, as Valentin Dmitrovich Zukovsky in the James Bond films GoldenEye and The World Is Not Enough, and as Dr. Eddie "Fitz" Fitzgerald in the British TV series Cracker during the 1990s.

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Well, I quite like animals, but theyre unpredictable. I mean, look at old whats-his-name in Vegas. Tiger dragged him off the stage, you know? The guy brought up tigers. Theyre quite unpredictable.

Animal, Brought, Mean, Quite, Unpredictable, Vegas

When you are new to the business, you think if you give a really bad performance, that's one they will print. You will be judged. You just have to be brave.

Brave, Business, Give, Giving, Thinking

See, what you're meant to do when you have a mid-life crisis is buy a fast car, aren't you? Well, I've always had fast cars. It's not that. It's the fear that you're past your best. It's the fear that the stuff you've done in the past is your best work.

Car, Crisis, Done, Meant, Past, See

My dad? He died when I was 19, which is a bad time for your dad to die, because there's an awful lot of things you have to resolve with your parents past your teens if you've been a difficult teenager.

Dad, Died, Past, Resolve, Teenager

The interesting thing about Hain is that he's not a very interesting character. He's not fabulously clever. He's not a great policeman. He's not hugely charismatic. I'd describe him as a kind-of Chekhovian character. He's an ordinary bloke, to whom extraordinary things have happened. Which is quite hard to play, I have to say.

Character, Clever, Extraordinary, Interesting, Play, Say

I mean, I'm obviously not one of those people who's so beautiful women take their clothes off when I walk into the room. I didn't become a star overnight.

Beautiful, Become, Mean, Obviously, People, Stars

I've got two young kids. I don't know what the future holds.

Kids, Two, Benign, Holds, Know, Future

My kids love it. I thought I was the coolest dad in the world when I got to be in a Bond film, but 'Harry Potter', too? Well, I think I qualify for a medal for exceptional parenting or something, don't you?

Dad, Film, Kids, Parenting, Qualify

It's hell with that big beard and stuff. That's the one bit I don't like. Either you take out at lunch or you don't eat. So I opted not to eat, 'cause having to put it on twice is horrific.

Beard, Cause, Lunch, Stuff, Take, Twice

I think the shocking thing to discover is the owls are not stupid and very feral, very hard to train.

Feral, Owl, Stupid, Thing, Thinking

Nowadays the big Hollywood studios only make about three movies a year, and they cost about $200 million each. There's no room for error in that, and not a lot of room, I would think, for free expression.

Errors, Expression, Free, Studios, Thinking, Three

I had a very bad time with acid. I did that classic thing of looking in the mirror by mistake and seeing the devil. But I took it several times, because you always think that next time you might have the wonderful time that everyone else is having.

Acid, Mirrors, Mistake, Thinking, Took, Wonderful

Believe me, my children have more stamina than a power station.

Believe, Children, Parenting, Stamina, Station

My sons the same, hes terribly funny. Its a wonderful power to have. Its also fantastically disarming. Women find it unbelievably disarming. You can say the most astonishing things if youre funny. You can tell a woman that shes irresistibly attractive, but do it in such a funny way.

Son, Sons, Things, Unbelievably, Way, Wonderful

Crows are incredibly smart. They can be taught five things on the drop.

Crow, Incredibly, Smart, Taught, Things

I've driven all through America and I know there are a lot of clever people between the coasts. But they have a slightly old-fashioned view of the world. Whereas New York is one of the most multicultural, multiracial, tolerant places on Earth.

Clever, Coasts, New York, Tolerant, Views, World

Once you've been doing anything for twenty-five years people start to notice you.

Notice, People, Start, Twenties, Years

I sometimes worry that all the beautiful things have been made.

Beautiful, Sometimes, Things, Worry

Ninety percent of people's nightmares is standing in front of 1,000 people. Did you know that? And having to speak. You would have thought it would have been a madman tying you up and taking your eyes out.

Eye, Eyes, Know, Nightmare, People, Taking

Usually for a movie, if you want a 13-year-old, you get a 16-year-old who looks 13, because 13-year-olds dont have that level of self-awareness.

Level, Looks, Movie, Self, Usually, Years

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