Not sure this has been discussed before, but I love his sense of humour.
In every interview I have seen he exhibits this wonderful dry humour and a deadpan delivery of lines. At first glance you would say his is a stiff brit but he has a great sense of humour in my opinion. Anyone?
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Yeah,I agree.And I absolutely love his self-deprecating sense of humor.He seems to be a really sweet and down-to-earth guy.
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In interviews, his co-stars always tell stories of Colin's practical jokes he played, and his friends have said that he has a very baudy sense of humor! I love that!
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I totally agree !! I love his subtle humor and he portrays his roles so well.
shareHe's quite clearly a humble and funny guy outside of his work, so I really wish he would stop playing these stereotypical British, buttoned-up, repressed characters! I haven't seen one performance of his I've liked (save for "Genova", but I found the film itself confusing... )
Somebody said that he was "badass" in Kingsmen, so I'm hoping that that's the film which really makes me admire him... Ralph Fiennes has played a 'lower-class' character in "Strange Days", despite being from a fairly privileged background himself, so why can't Colin lose the airs and graces, on-screen... ? I'm waiting! If somebody could point me in the right direction, that would be good (and yes, I have seen "Fever Pitch"... It doesn't count... Even though it's about football - the ultimate working-class game - he's still as mannered as ever!)
I wish he could let THIS side of himself loose, on film:
Through my film work, I've tended to represent precisely the kind of Englishman that I'm not - the repressed figure of mythology. It's hard to run into those guys now. I'll give you £100 for every guy with a bowler hat and umbrella you see walking the streets of London who's not going to a fancy dress party. My generation weren't saying, I can't wait to grow up so I can put on a pin-stripe suit and go to an office. They were piercing their ears and learning to play the guitar. If you want to define a modern Englishman, you might as well look at Keith Richards, John Lydon or Ray Winstone, rather than John Major or 'Prince Charles'.
... I know it's in there; he's said it, himself!
"Your mother puts license plates in your underwear? How do you sit?!"
Ralph Fiennes has played a 'lower-class' character in "Strange Days", despite being from a fairly privileged background himself
My parents were very financially-challenged. All of us children have the memory of being told that there was no money, we have to sell this, there's no presents for Christmas. Of being in the front line of that constant worry; the atmosphere in the home always charged with anxiety. 'What do we do? What do we do?' Ralph Fiennes
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