Anthony Stewart Head
English actor
Anthony Stewart Head (born 20 February 1954) is a British actor in theatre, television and films but most widely known for his role in the American television drama series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, the role of Frank N Furter in the London revival of The Rocky Horror Show, and a series of coffee commercials (the Gold Blend/Taster's Choice couple) in Britain and the US.
Quotes
edit- Have I? I hope somebody beats it out of me very, very soon.
- 60 seconds interview by Bel Jacobs, Metro (17 November 2003).
- Responding to a suggestion that he picked up an American accent.
- [T]he germ of every season comes from him
- [A]ctors are always trying to cry and people are actually trying not to cry.
- Anthony Stewart Head Reflects on Buffy
- And to get that much talent in the show—and to keep it constant and consistent—I think is a remarkable feat.
- I suppose I would be a logical choice to play the Doctor just because Giles, my character in Buffy, has the same light and dark sides and quirkiness as Doctor Who.
- I am a great believer rather than the popular scientific way of dealing with things that 'Nothing exists unless you can prove it'. I am pretty much the other way that pretty much anything can exist unless you can disprove it.
- I had my trousers on at all times.
- I've always resisted the idea of becoming a David Hasselhoff, and I hope I'm still resisting it.
- Anthony Stewart Head at Toronto Trek, July 12, 2003.
- I had to groan a bit on the couch when my brow was mopped—as it is when you've been shot across the chest.
- Anthony Stewart Head at Toronto Trek, July 12, 2003.
- We all sing about the things we're thinking; musicals are about expressing those emotions that you can't talk about.
- It's everyone's destiny to be glooped at some point in their life.
- Doctor Who Confidential Series 2, Episode 3, "Friends Reunited" (Doctor Who documentary series, 2005), referring to his character's minions being dissolved by acidic slime
