37 Quotes by Antony Sher

I was a weak kid, not good at what all the boys at school were good at and I found that by acting, by being other people, I could liberate myself from those inadequacies.

It's good for actors to confront those things we have to act: panic, pain and death.

We've all got darkness inside us. And I've got quite a lot of darkness.

I love the mixture that's in me. It makes me me. And that's why it's such a shame that people waste energy in denying who they are.

I'm a huge fan of David Hockney. I love the way he keeps reinventing himself.

Now the dressing-room full of RSC hierarchy. Suddenly Trevor Nunn pushes his way through and 'Trevs' me. I've heard a lot about this 'Trevving', but never had it done to me. From what I'd heard, a 'Trev' is an arm round your shoulder and a sideways squeeze. But this 'Trev' is a full frontal hug, so complete and so intimate that the dressing-room instantly clears, as if by suction. I'm left alone in the arms of this famous man wondering whether it's polite to let go.

I'm always very proud of belonging to three minorities: gay, Jewish, white South African.

When I'm painting and drawing I only do people. Acting is obviously portraiture - and writing is as well.

The whole of my acting career is a bit of a mystery to me.