Timothy Spall Net Worth

Timothy Spall's Quotes

• On his battle with leukemia: "I didn't know what made me ill but stress had something to do with it and the point is now to head off stress at the pass. It made me aware of things and become more selective. I am less worried about employment. I really do my homework so I am not getting stressed on the set because I don't know what I'm doing."
• [talking about the roles that have made him famous] "What some people take to be losers, I consider to be representative of normal life."
• [on the possibility of an award at Cannes for 'Mr. Turner'] If it comes up, I'll have a go. Someone's got to win one. Actors always say, 'Oh, competition shouldn't be part of art'. Bollocks. It's a part of everything.
• [on inadvertently assuming the persona of J.M.W. Turner in a pub , while preparing for his role] I grunted in a Georgian way, 'Are you a provider of wine?' I had to go and lean against a wall and take a deep breath to go back and ask, 'Can I have a glass of Pinot Grigio?'This is the only time in my life when the character bled into me.
• Obviously I can't paint like Turner. I can paint like he did at nine. If you look at his paintings from when he was nine, they're not bad.

Interesting Facts about Timothy Spall

1. He was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of British Empire) in the 2000 Queen's Millennium Honors List for his services to drama.
2. He was diagnosed with leukaemia in 1996 but is now recovered.
3. Three children: Pascale (born 1976), Rafe Spall (born 1983) and Mercedes (born 1985).
4. He and Harry Potter en de gevangene van Azkaban (2004) co-star Gary Oldman have both played the character of Rosencrantz: Oldman in Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (1990) and Spall in Kenneth Branagh's Hamlet (1996).
5. He became an Associate Member of RADA (Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London, England).
6. He graduated from RADA (Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London, England).
7. Has played a rat in two movies. He provided the voice of Nick the rat in Chicken Run (2000) and as Ron Weasley's rat Scabbers in Harry Potter en de gevangene van Azkaban (2004).
8. Played British Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill in both Jackboots on Whitehall (2010) and The King's Speech (2010). Both films were released in the same year. This makes him the second actor to play Churchill twice, in two otherwise unrelated productions. The first was Robert Hardy, who played the role in several films over the course of twenty-five years. Spall and Hardy appear together in Harry Potter en de gevangene van Azkaban (2004) and Harry Potter en de vuurbeker (2005). The latter also features fellow Churchill portrayers Brendan Gleeson and Gary Oldman.
9. Has portrayed Winston Churchill in 2 films, first in Jackboots on Whitehall (2010) and secondly The King's Speech (2010). Both films were released in the same year.
10. Regularly works with Mike Leigh.
11. He had a credited appearance in Harry Potter en de halfbloed prins (2009), but no lines.