David Thewlis Quotes

I get constantly mistaken for Elijah Wood.

In one day, I got mistaken for three different actresses: Wendy Williams, Sherri Shepherd, and Star Jones.

A lot of weird things happen to me. People call out to me on the street and I figure I know them, and I walk over. And then they start to talk about a movie, and I get so embarrassed. Sometimes they think I'm Lorraine Bracco or Laura San Giacomo or Marisa Tomei. I'm sure it happens to them all the time, too.

People just usually think I'm someone else. They'll look at me twice, and I'll just say, 'Not Ellen Page.'

I'm often confused with other actors. But the people who know my work don't have that problem.

People think I'm Rob Brydon a lot.

And you work for that demon, right? The one who looks like Matthew Broderick?” “John Cusack,” I corrected. “He looks like John Cusack.” “Whatever.

The kids all literally think I'm Spider-Man, and they ask me how I shoot my webs. It's flattering and crazy, but it's Spider-Man they're in awe of, not Jake Epstein.

I get mistaken for Amanda Holden; I've had that since I was 12. I get Carey Mulligan, too. We look quite similar, and she does 'Bleak House' and I do 'Cranford,' so people mix us up. I'm sure we'll play sisters at some point.

Unfortunately, I've never been mistaken as Johnny Depp.

It's funny, having the same name as someone. Me, Emma Watson and Emma Stone, the amount of times I've been called Emma Watson or Emma Stone is so funny. It's just 'cause we're all named Emma. None of us look alike.

It always weirds me out and makes me unhappy that some people think I'm Justin. I'm not. People can be talking to me and I know they think they are talking to Justin. It's hard to explain.

People always think I'm Amy Poehler, which never bothers me. I mean, Amy Poehler is great.

People say, 'You look like the girl who used to be on that show 'Angel' - they don't actually think I'm her.

Incredibly, I've been mistaken for Kylie Minogue many times. People look at me, and you can see them thinking, 'She's somebody - but I don't know who.'

I was walking in the park and this guy waved at me. Then he said, 'I'm sorry, I thought you were someone else.' I said, 'I am.'

I get constantly mistaken for Elijah Wood. I was in Japan and someone held out a photo of him for me to sign.

A lot of people think that I'm one of the women from 'Broad City' - and I'm just not.

Sometimes when I'm on the phone, someone will say, 'Yes, Mr. Yeoh.' And I'm thinking, 'I'm not Mr. Yeoh, man.'

Everyone's like, 'Oh my God, can I ask you something? You were in 'Percy Jackson,' right?' I'm like, 'No, different guy.'

Everywhere I go, people think I'm Helen Hunt.

I get recognized all the time, but not as Haley Bennett.

I am Damian Lewis, not Daniel Day-Lewis.

Sometimes people come to my standup show, and they think they're going to see Doug Wilson. Or they see me on the street, and they call me Doug Wilson.

Nobody knows my name. Nobody knows me at all, but they call me by the character of the last movie that I was in.