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Rhys Ifans quotes: The war on drugs is being lost on a daily basis.

The war on drugs is being lost on a daily basis.

Rhys Ifans quotes: I'm Welsh. We didn't do 'Peter Pan.' We have far more ancient legends to be put to sleep with.

I'm Welsh. We didn't do 'Peter Pan.' We have far more ancient legends to be put to sleep with.

Rhys Ifans quotes: You know you are in a good film when it affects the audience.

You know you are in a good film when it affects the audience.

Rhys Ifans quotes: You look at any culture, and prohibition has invariably been an unmitigated failure. It is just idiotic to criminalise any substance, I think.

You look at any culture, and prohibition has invariably been an unmitigated failure. It is just idiotic to criminalise any substance, I think.

Rhys Ifans quotes: I don't sit around with other actors and talk about the pain and the magic of acting.

I don't sit around with other actors and talk about the pain and the magic of acting.

Rhys Ifans quotes: Each generation needs a 'Spider-Man' to mirror their angst.

Each generation needs a 'Spider-Man' to mirror their angst.

Rhys Ifans quotes: The older I get, I'm really reminded how important the arts are to our wellbeing as a society.

The older I get, I'm really reminded how important the arts are to our wellbeing as a society.

Rhys Ifans quotes: All punk rockers hate Christmas.

All punk rockers hate Christmas.

Rhys Ifans quotes: I'm a real magpie when it comes to music; it's all random, and there's no pattern to what I like.

I'm a real magpie when it comes to music; it's all random, and there's no pattern to what I like.

Rhys Ifans quotes: I do find real life a bit overwhelming sometimes. I'm totally chaotic.

I do find real life a bit overwhelming sometimes. I'm totally chaotic.

Rhys Ifans quotes: Don't be late. Learn your lines. Be good to people. Treat people nice.

Don't be late. Learn your lines. Be good to people. Treat people nice.

Rhys Ifans quotes: I think Liverpool generates generosity which rubs off - it's a good place to work and to party.

I think Liverpool generates generosity which rubs off - it's a good place to work and to party.

Rhys Ifans quotes: I honed my passion for acting in theatre and education, and I think it's important not to belittle the child audience.

I honed my passion for acting in theatre and education, and I think it's important not to belittle the child audience.

Rhys Ifans quotes: Every species has its pub.

Every species has its pub.

Rhys Ifans quotes: When I'm not filming, I do rock n' roll; when I'm not doing rock n' roll, I do filming.

When I'm not filming, I do rock n' roll; when I'm not doing rock n' roll, I do filming.

Rhys Ifans quotes: In terms of partying and reckless abandon, I'm Don Juan. But, in terms of my heart, I'm the most loyal man you'll ever meet.

In terms of partying and reckless abandon, I'm Don Juan. But, in terms of my heart, I'm the most loyal man you'll ever meet.

Rhys Ifans quotes: Villains are fun. I think the important thing in playing them is that they don't see themselves as villains. It lets you be a little more expansive.

Villains are fun. I think the important thing in playing them is that they don't see themselves as villains. It lets you be a little more expansive.

Rhys Ifans quotes: When I was taught Shakespeare in school, it was such an alien, sanitized puzzle, it made no sense.

When I was taught Shakespeare in school, it was such an alien, sanitized puzzle, it made no sense.

Rhys Ifans quotes: If I'd been a rock star, I'd probably now be dead.

If I'd been a rock star, I'd probably now be dead.

Rhys Ifans quotes: When I was young, I was in a hurry to live. And now I'm just not in a hurry.

When I was young, I was in a hurry to live. And now I'm just not in a hurry.

Rhys Ifans quotes: I'm becoming more indulgent and less giving as an actor as I get older. I'm immersing myself more in roles emotionally.

I'm becoming more indulgent and less giving as an actor as I get older. I'm immersing myself more in roles emotionally.

Rhys Ifans quotes: I play really bad punk rock guitar.

I play really bad punk rock guitar.

Rhys Ifans quotes: As an actor, our very palette is one of imagination. So it is a walk onto an empty space and then imagine the world beyond it is what we do.

As an actor, our very palette is one of imagination. So it is a walk onto an empty space and then imagine the world beyond it is what we do.

Rhys Ifans quotes: As a Welsh speaker, I'm very conscious of how activism can effect real change.

As a Welsh speaker, I'm very conscious of how activism can effect real change.

Rhys Ifans quotes: There aren't many odysseys in cinema for characters.

There aren't many odysseys in cinema for characters.

Rhys Ifans quotes: I'm a passionate Welshman. I have a culinary relationship with language: I taste what I say because I have two languages, and each informs the other.

I'm a passionate Welshman. I have a culinary relationship with language: I taste what I say because I have two languages, and each informs the other.

Rhys Ifans quotes: I'm a factory-floor actor: I learn the lines, I get there on time.

I'm a factory-floor actor: I learn the lines, I get there on time.

Rhys Ifans quotes: Every time the Tories get a bit of power, they rip off all the things I love ... The mining industry. Milk.

Every time the Tories get a bit of power, they rip off all the things I love ... The mining industry. Milk.

Rhys Ifans quotes: Very often, actors have to face being rejected time and again, and we must remember that the red carpet lasts just a minute.

Very often, actors have to face being rejected time and again, and we must remember that the red carpet lasts just a minute.

Rhys Ifans quotes: What was extraordinary about Occupy London was that it was a village with a louder voice than one of the biggest cities of the world.

What was extraordinary about Occupy London was that it was a village with a louder voice than one of the biggest cities of the world.

Rhys Ifans quotes: I've reached a point in my career when I can demand certain conditions, and one of them is a weekend break every three weeks during the shoot.

I've reached a point in my career when I can demand certain conditions, and one of them is a weekend break every three weeks during the shoot.

Rhys Ifans quotes: I am essentially very shy. Which, I guess, is why I'm very good at not being shy.

I am essentially very shy. Which, I guess, is why I'm very good at not being shy.

Rhys Ifans quotes: I am an artisan. I only became an artist when people watch what I do. That is when it becomes art.

I am an artisan. I only became an artist when people watch what I do. That is when it becomes art.

Rhys Ifans quotes: I freely admit that I am a bit of a misfit.

I freely admit that I am a bit of a misfit.

Rhys Ifans quotes: I consider projects very deeply, but there's always a point in your life where there's a bit of randomity.

I consider projects very deeply, but there's always a point in your life where there's a bit of randomity.

Rhys Ifans quotes: A pub can be a magical place.

A pub can be a magical place.

Rhys Ifans quotes: It's like a badge of honour if you're a British actor and you get the 'Harry Potter' call. It meant a lot to me.

It's like a badge of honour if you're a British actor and you get the 'Harry Potter' call. It meant a lot to me.

Rhys Ifans quotes: I just don't buy the tabloids.

I just don't buy the tabloids.

Rhys Ifans quotes: If you've got a camera, go to a war zone and tell a story.

If you've got a camera, go to a war zone and tell a story.

Rhys Ifans quotes: My personal life is invented for me, so why bother?

My personal life is invented for me, so why bother?

Rhys Ifans quotes: In a sense, I feel a lot more an outsider in Los Angeles than I did in Newfoundland.

In a sense, I feel a lot more an outsider in Los Angeles than I did in Newfoundland.

Rhys Ifans quotes: The whole film genre is one of deceit. It is the suspension of disbelief. That's what all theater and all film is based on.

The whole film genre is one of deceit. It is the suspension of disbelief. That's what all theater and all film is based on.

Rhys Ifans quotes: People say: 'Oh, it's only acting,' but it's not ever just acting. At least not with me.

People say: 'Oh, it's only acting,' but it's not ever just acting. At least not with me.

Rhys Ifans quotes: I've been to unpretty places with the roles I've played, and I'm attracted to reckless abandon. I like being taken to the edge of my own abyss.

I've been to unpretty places with the roles I've played, and I'm attracted to reckless abandon. I like being taken to the edge of my own abyss.

Rhys Ifans quotes: Spider-Man is a school boy that's looking for his parents.

Spider-Man is a school boy that's looking for his parents.

Rhys Ifans quotes: If it is not scary, it is not worth doing.

If it is not scary, it is not worth doing.

Rhys Ifans quotes: Being on tour is a giggle.

Being on tour is a giggle.

Rhys Ifans quotes: In Wales, singing and storytelling are party skills, not professions.

In Wales, singing and storytelling are party skills, not professions.

Rhys Ifans quotes: I think that all great art never strives to answer any questions; it just asks the appropriate ones at the appropriate time.

I think that all great art never strives to answer any questions; it just asks the appropriate ones at the appropriate time.

Rhys Ifans quotes: It's every boy's dream to play Captain Hook.

It's every boy's dream to play Captain Hook.

Rhys Ifans quotes: On a conventional film, you do one take, and if it's good, they say, 'Let's do another one for insurance.'

On a conventional film, you do one take, and if it's good, they say, 'Let's do another one for insurance.'

Rhys Ifans quotes: I'm a sporadic reader. I have moments when I can't stop ... then I kind of forget that I can read. But then I go, 'Oh God, yeah, books!'

I'm a sporadic reader. I have moments when I can't stop ... then I kind of forget that I can read. But then I go, 'Oh God, yeah, books!'

Rhys Ifans quotes: I don't do celebrity.

I don't do celebrity.

Rhys Ifans quotes: More than any other super-hero, 'Spider-Man' presents us with something very local in its ethics. It's not messianic. It's far more tangible.

More than any other super-hero, 'Spider-Man' presents us with something very local in its ethics. It's not messianic. It's far more tangible.

Rhys Ifans quotes: Shyness is invariably a suppression of something. It's almost a fear of what you're capable of.

Shyness is invariably a suppression of something. It's almost a fear of what you're capable of.

Rhys Ifans quotes: I go to work, and I work very hard. I'm loyal, generous, true, kind, fair - all those boxes are ticked. I'm going to Heaven.

I go to work, and I work very hard. I'm loyal, generous, true, kind, fair - all those boxes are ticked. I'm going to Heaven.

Rhys Ifans quotes: Acting is not an intellectual process for me. It comes from my heart. It's this strange netherworld of osmosis where I simply become.

Acting is not an intellectual process for me. It comes from my heart. It's this strange netherworld of osmosis where I simply become.

Rhys Ifans quotes: Well, I need to be frightened on a regular basis.

Well, I need to be frightened on a regular basis.

Rhys Ifans quotes: After you have been incarcerated for so long, whatever story is told in the aftermath is beautiful.

After you have been incarcerated for so long, whatever story is told in the aftermath is beautiful.

Rhys Ifans quotes: I've had the longest mid-life crisis ever.

I've had the longest mid-life crisis ever.

Rhys Ifans quotes: Howard Marks is a great friend and a great Welshman.

Howard Marks is a great friend and a great Welshman.

Rhys Ifans quotes: My work is my way of expressing myself without being arrested.

My work is my way of expressing myself without being arrested.

Rhys Ifans quotes: Welsh women aren't the most tactile unless they're your relatives. And then you don't want them to be.

Welsh women aren't the most tactile unless they're your relatives. And then you don't want them to be.

Rhys Ifans quotes: I never think career.

I never think career.

Rhys Ifans quotes: We're in an age of enlightenment, and we have a choice as a society which path to take.

We're in an age of enlightenment, and we have a choice as a society which path to take.

Rhys Ifans quotes: I am not gadgety at all. It's not that I'm appalled by technology, but I've taken my time acquiring any of it.

I am not gadgety at all. It's not that I'm appalled by technology, but I've taken my time acquiring any of it.

Rhys Ifans quotes: I never thought I would be in a film.

I never thought I would be in a film.

Rhys Ifans quotes: Film can become stagnant as a medium.

Film can become stagnant as a medium.

Rhys Ifans quotes: Club DJs don't talk to the crowd.

Club DJs don't talk to the crowd.

Rhys Ifans quotes: I'm always flabbergasted and overwhelmed by the audience a film reaches.

I'm always flabbergasted and overwhelmed by the audience a film reaches.