"I’ve never had a desire to be famous. Lots of actors are actually extremely shy. I have shy areas." ― Jeremy Northam Topic(s): Famous More From Jeremy Northam "He has such a patronizing tone and manner, and such a sarcastic sense of humor. I found him rather brutal, a kind of elegant brutality which appealed. No, I think he came pretty much off the page." "My dad served in the Air Force as ground crew for several years, and doesn’t really talk about it. I know that it’s there. I think my main thing about direct or indirect experiences as near to home as it were is the idea of self-sacrifice really." More In Famous "Life science research can be done on multiple platforms. Since we have a very small number of people flying into space, the more people you have, the better."― Laurel Clark "I’d love to live in Ireland but I’d like to live as me, not what someone thinks I am. People don’t understand – I lived there before I was famous."― Van Morrison "I never wanted to be famous. I only wanted to be great."― Ray Charles