I am an artisan. I only became an artist when people watch what I do. That is when it becomes art. – Rhys Ifans
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
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
When you act, you’ve got to be like a poet or a musician. It’s not about evidence before court. It’s not a forensic subject. It’s poetry; it’s a completely different place. – Rhys Ifans
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
Acting is a tough, difficult job with long unsociable hours, although it can be a brilliant job, too. I don’t want to complain too much, as nurses, farmers and teachers are out working long hours. – Rhys Ifans
If you had to find a period in history that would equate to what the Internet has presented us with now, it would be Elizabethan England. It was a world in flux. – Rhys Ifans
When I was taught Shakespeare in school, it was such an alien, sanitized puzzle, it made no sense. – Rhys Ifans
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
I consider projects very deeply, but there’s always a point in your life where there’s a bit of randomity. – Rhys Ifans
I’ve worked with Hollywood stars, but the reason most of the Hollywood stars I’ve worked with are Hollywood stars is that they’re excellent actors, so I’ve been very lucky. – Rhys Ifans
The majority of comic book villains are pure evil, but Curt Connors is an exception. Curt Connors is a good man who initially wants to save the world, but he gets hungry and greedy and reckless, and he pays the price for that. – Rhys Ifans
People say: ‘Oh, it’s only acting,’ but it’s not ever just acting. At least not with me. – Rhys Ifans
Whereas Superman is a godlike guy from another planet and Batman is this mysterious, unknowable billionaire, everyone in ‘Spider-Man’ is human and flawed. – Rhys Ifans
Welsh women aren’t the most tactile unless they’re your relatives. And then you don’t want them to be. – Rhys Ifans