David Warner Quotes & Trivia

Quotes

I don't think I could be happy as an actor if there was a tyrant on the set.

I've been in horror movies, I've been in silly comedies. Actually did a musical once.

If people are given quality stuff to watch, they'll watch it.

On film sets, people get put down in public a lot.

Trivia

David was considered for the part of Uncle Joe in Charlie And The Chocolate Factory (2005).

After RADA, David became a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company and got the part of "Blifil" in Tom Jones (1963). With the title role in Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment (1966) and a two-year stint as "Hamlet" with the RSC, David became a star at 24

David's parents separated when he was a teenager and he only saw his mother again seven years later - on her deathbed.

David is a close friend of Malcolm McDowell, whom he met on the set of Time After Time (1979).

David has been in 3 movies featuring the Titanic: S.O.S. Titanic (1979) (TV Film), Time Bandits (1981) and Titanic (1997).

David narrated the audiobook The Haunting of Hill House (1999).

David narrated the audiobook Murder for Love, Murder for Men: The Loving You Get (1996).

David narrated the audiobook The Poetry of Edgar Allan Poe (1995).

David narrated the audiobook Great Cat Mysteries (1996).

David narrated the audiobook A Classic Mystery Sampler (1986).

David supplied the voiceover for the TV commercial for the Ford Explorer in 2001.

David supplied the voiceover for the TV advertisment for METROID the video game in 1991.

David was chosen by Tony Richardson for his role in Tom Jones (1963) after the director enjoyed his performance in the play Afore the night (1962).

David has one child, a daughter named Melissa, born in 1982.

David provided the voice for "Jon Irenicus" the the main villain in the Bioware 2000 RPG Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn.

David suffers from severe vertigo. A double had to be used in Time Bandits (1981) during the scene where the Evil Genius walks up the steps after caging the bandits, because he could not handle the drop below him.