Rhys Ifans Quotes

I had known that I'd wanted to be an actor from a very early age, but I had always known that I wanted to have a dual career. I wanted to be an actor, and I also at that time wanted to be a rock star.

I really like the collaboration of doing movies and television. But I like the sort of solitary work of doing music.

I'll never stop acting, but music is another passion of mine. I just love creating projects in the entertainment field and performing onstage or in front of a camera.

Being an actor is a much more structured life than being a musician.

I'm a keen musician. Me and my mates have a great times jamming and recording stuff. We have a great band behind us and have turned my nursery-rhyme songs into quite credible pieces of music.

Acting comes first. I would love to make an album. I was at an event... for Dionne Warwick, and we got to go in the studio and go crazy. I love singing, but it's very time consuming. I have to make time for it.

When I'm not on set, I'm in the studio.

This is all I wanna do; I want to entertain. I want to make music. I want do film.

I'd love to work with Prince. He's such an amazing musician.

I was always an entertainer.

I'm more of an actor than a musician. I've made a little name for myself as an actor, but I also front this band. We have some great players out here, and we've found a little niche with L.A. Hootenanny.

If I could go back, I think I would be a rock star instead of an actor, man.

I play in a band, I write songs, I sing, you know, perform on stage.

I play in a band called 'Moi non plus' with some friends.

I've been singing and writing songs only a little longer than acting. I really enjoy both.

I embrace the idea that I'm an entertainer.

Acting is something I love.

I write music. I'm in a band.

I love being in a band.

But I love singing, and I've been singing backup for friends' bands.

When I am not recording, I do live shows or am at home catching up on shows which I regularly watch. But there will always be some music around me.

I'm not just a singer of funny songs; I am basically, first and foremost, a musician. I'm always recording all styles of music.

You either entertain an audience or you don't.

I sing and play guitar in the band 'Marcy Playground'.

I started out as a musician. Although I always wanted to have a dual career, I fell into the TV and movie business more strongly and more quickly.