143 Quotes by Michael Sheen

My rule of thumb is that I want to do things I’d like to go and see myself.

I suppose I’ve got a reputation for playing quite extreme characters and making them quite believable.

I think I’m becoming more relaxed in front of a camera. I suppose I’ll always feel slightly more at home on stage. It’s more of an actor’s medium. You are your own editor, nobody else is choosing what is being seen of you.

I’m a big fan of vampire movies generally and that sort of tradition of characters.

A lot of the times when I’ve auditioned for parts in America, the answer is, ‘Sorry, we need a bigger name.’

I perceive and relate to the world through where I grew up; that’s part of me. It’s what I judge everything else against.

I love watching Jeff Bridges act. He’s brilliant.

My dad is a Jack Nicholson lookalike and a frustrated performer, my mother’s into reading and poetry. I suppose the thing I owe them most is my confidence.

When you look at all the miracles attributed to Jesus, they’re all about change.