37 Quotes by Antony Sher

I was never built to play the hero. Physically or emotionally... And they're not as rewarding to play. At least for me.

The effort of learning. It's the same when you approach any new skill or technique, from a dance step to driving a car. The effort of learning stops you, at first, from doing it well.

As a gay Jewish white South African, I belong to quite a lot of minority groups. You constantly have to question who you are, what you are and whether you have the courage to be who you are.

I don't believe in an afterlife.

Life is just more comfortable if you're honest and open about everything. I spent so many years being in the closet about one thing or another.

My grandparents all came from Lithuania to South Africa.

What drew me to acting in the first place was disguise.

A lot of good actors tend to be quite introverted as people.

Every play I do, every book I write, every painting I paint, I will struggle with. I don't know what it's like for a project to come easy.