Peter Mullan
Birthday: 2 November 1959, Peterhead, Scotland, UK
Height: 173 cm
He was interested in directing films at the age of 19 and he made several shorts. As he wasn't admitted to the National Film School, he decided to dedicate himself to acting, and made his debut i ...Show More
Braveheart (1995) was a real big deal. In our lifetime we had never seen the Scots as the heroes. Th Show more
Braveheart (1995) was a real big deal. In our lifetime we had never seen the Scots as the heroes. They were always the funny guy or the drunk or whatever. Hide
Most actors I know come from a screwed up background, so it makes sense that if you can walk on to a Show more
Most actors I know come from a screwed up background, so it makes sense that if you can walk on to a space and recreate your reality, then that's the place that will become very dear. And what I love about actors and the bohemian scene, for all that a lot of us are wankers, there's a genuine classlessness and there's no discrimination on the basis of sexuality, colour, religion. We're by no means the perfect species but on the whole we're a pretty nice bunch of people to be around... Hide
But once you're in the movie business, that's where you meet the real criminals. You meet the guys w Show more
But once you're in the movie business, that's where you meet the real criminals. You meet the guys who no law will ever prosecute - these are the studio bosses, the guys who swan around town with £80m yachts. Hide
I worked with murderers for a long time after I left university - one thing you realise about the ga Show more
I worked with murderers for a long time after I left university - one thing you realise about the gangs and the criminals is that it's acting by another means. If you go into a bank or a shop and you want them to believe that you're going to shoot them, that's an acting exercise. If you want to turn to someone else who's as tooled up as you are and persuade them to put their knife down because you'll use your knife, that's an acting exercise. Nine out of 10 delinquents are frustrated actors. Hide
Peter Mullan's FILMOGRAPHY - Page 3
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Peter Mullan'S roles
