Bob Hoskins Net Worth

Bob Hoskins's Quotes

• On getting his first role: I was three parts pissed. We were going to a party. And this bloke comes around and says: "Right. You're next. Have you seen the script?" And I got the leading part.
• [in 1988] My life has taken off - my life, my career - everything. I can honestly say I've never been happier. I'm walking around thinking any minute now, 25 tons of horseshit is going to fall on my head.
• Most dictators were short, fat, middle-aged and hairless. Besides Danny DeVito, there's only me to play them.
• When you get to my age, what you want is the cameo. You get paid a lot of money. You fly in for a couple of weeks. Everybody treats you like the crown jewels. It's all great and if the film turns out to be a load of shit, nobody blames you.
• My own mum wouldn't call me pretty.

Interesting Facts about Bob Hoskins

1. Ranked #97 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list. [October 1997]
2. Father of Rosa Hoskins (born 1983) and Jack Hoskins (born 1986) with Linda Banwell.
3. Father of Alex Hoskins (born 1968) and Sarah Hoskins (born 1972) with Jane Livesey.
4. Claimed to never have taken an acting lesson in his life and believes in the talent to be "all natural".
5. Dropping out of school at age 15, he worked odd jobs, including a fire eater in a circus.
6. Has portrayed four World War II leaders in films: Nikita Khrushchev (Enemy at the Gates (2001)), Winston Churchill (World War II: When Lions Roared (1994)), Benito Mussolini (Mussolini and I (1985)) and Lavrenti Beria (The Inner Circle (1991)).
7. He was Brian De Palma's second choice for the role of Al Capone in The Untouchables (1987) if Robert De Niro was not available. Hoskins was reportedly given a six-figure paycheck by De Palma for "being a great standby".
8. Adopted an American accent for the role of Eddie Valiant in Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988).
9. Described himself as "Five-foot-six and cubic". He once described his face as looking like squashed cabbage.
10. His grandmother was a Romani (Gypsy). His film, The Raggedy Rawney (1988), was based on stories his grandmother used to tell him.
11. He was awarded the 1982 Critics' Circle Theatre Awards (Drama Theatre Award) for Best Actor of 1981 for his performance in "Guys and Dolls" and "True West".
12. Spent several seasons with the Royal National Theatre and the Old Vic Theatre in London, where his credits included everything from a range of Shakespeare to Chechov to Shaw.
13. Attended and graduated from the Central School of Speech and Drama in London, England.
14. Was considered for the role of Senator Ralph Owen Brewster in The Aviator (2004), before Alan Alda was cast.
15. Replaced Danny DeVito as Mario Mario in Super Mario Bros. (1993).
16. In his earlier years before acting, he wound up looking after camels in Syria and later packing fruit on a kibbutz in Israel, among many other odd jobs.
17. According to Barry Letts in Beginning the End: Making 'The Time Warrior' (2007), Hoskins was his first choice for the role of Irongron in Doctor Who: The Time Warrior: Part One (1973). Hoskins was not available to take the part but recommended David Daker, who was cast instead.
18. He was friends with actor/gangster John Bindon and gave a character reference at his Old Bailey murder trial. Bindon was acquitted.
19. The first record he bought was "Your Eyes Are the Eyes of a Woman in Love" by Frankie Laine. He was a huge fan of jazz music and his favorite albums include "Kind of Blue" by Miles Davis and "Lambert, Hendricks, & Ross!".
20. He played the role of Smee, Captain Hook's right hand man, in both Hook (1991) and Neverland (2011).