Quotes by Rupert Everett

I've been reduced to drag.

As a kid I would be put to bed when my parents had guests and because I was such a show-off I would go to my mum's room, put on her nightdress and Jackie Onassis shawl, run downstairs, go outside, ring the doorbell and pretend to be one of the guests. I'd say, 'Hello, I'm Mrs. So-and-So.'

I don’t think I’ve ever tried to change anyone. I don’t have the energy.

You’re not allowed to be an eccentric in the world, you have to fit it.

I find there aren’t that many options as an actor.

Authority figures are so irritating. Because they always tell you to do things for reasons that aren’t very good. That sums up what authority is about for me.

I’ve done a lot of period stuff but that’s mostly because, in England, we get off on a lot of period stuff, but it’s not any kind of particular choice. That’s where a lot of the work is.

If you’re gay or religious you’re always hearing this word tolerance. It’s a pathetic word. It’s actually just a politically correct word for the term intolerance.

I’m miserable: that’s why I have such a bad back, because I’m endlessly stressing out about my career.

I think it’s fun playing a part that lots of other people have played, in a way.