Michael Gambon

Actor

1940-10-19 – 2023-09-27

Michael Gambon was an Irish-born actor known for stage work and film roles including Albus Dumbledore in the Harry Potter series. He had a long career in British theatre, television, and cinema.

Quotes by Michael Gambon

Richard was in heavy, heavy costume, he could hardly sit, you know, and I turned up and they put me in two layers of silk, so I played him much lighter - you know, floating around in a pair of slippers, a bit of a hippy.
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There were no spells at my school, just a smack in the mouth.
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There were certainly no spells at my school. More like a smack in the mouth.
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I'm an anorak. I've always been an obsessive collector of things. Richard Briers collects stamps. I collect cars and guns, which are much more expensive, and much more difficult to store.
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There's no subtext in 'Harry Potter,' really; it's all magic - anything can happen. Why do I say this? Because it's a magic spell. It's quite nice in a way. There is a real freedom to it. Doesn't say much for acting, does it?
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Yeah, I like causing trouble. It's the teddy boy in me. I used to be a teddy boy. Feeling slightly inferior and wanting to cause a bit of bother and get some action going on in the room rather than get bored stiff.
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I like causing trouble. It's the teddy boy in me. I used to be a teddy boy. Feeling slightly inferior and wanting to cause a bit of bother and get some action going on in the room rather than get bored stiff. Does that make sense?
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Theater actors are just tolerated. You have to be a movie star to be a celebrity.
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Every part I play is just a variant of my own personality. No real character actor, of course, just me.
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