Facts about Stephen Rea

Occup.Actor
FromIreland
BornOctober 31, 1946
Age77 years

Summary

Stephen Rea is a famous Actor from Ireland, he is 77 years old and still alive, born October 31, 1946.

Zodiac:
He is born under the zodiac scorpio, who is known for Transient, Self-Willed, Purposeful, Unyielding. Our collection contains 20 quotes who is written / told by Stephen.
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20 Famous quotes by Stephen Rea

Small: You have to know who you are, if you dont you have nightmares
"You have to know who you are, if you don't you have nightmares"
Small: The Butcher Boy is a very great novel indeed and a very important Irish novel. The ambiguity of that is
"The Butcher Boy is a very great novel indeed and a very important Irish novel. The ambiguity of that is, he's writing a book about an appalling situation and he does it in a hilarious way"
Small: Im enjoying it, but I still dont know why Im hooked on acting
"I'm enjoying it, but I still don't know why I'm hooked on acting"
Small: That was the beginning of modern acting for me. You dont have to tell a camera everything. It gets bore
"That was the beginning of modern acting for me. You don't have to tell a camera everything. It gets bored if you do and wants to look elsewhere"
Small: Ive been worked over by the English press because theres an assumption that my politics are identical w
"I've been worked over by the English press because there's an assumption that my politics are identical with my wife's, and for that matter that my wife's politics are identical with her politics of 20 years ago"
Small: I dont feel ashamed of my wifes political background, and I dont think she should either. I feel that t
"I don't feel ashamed of my wife's political background, and I don't think she should either. I feel that the people who administered the North of Ireland for the last 20 years should be ashamed. There you are"
Small: I believe some people in this business suffer from fame because they behave in a famous fashion
"I believe some people in this business suffer from fame because they behave in a famous fashion"
Small: Angel was the first Irish feature film. Neils first movie and my first movie
"Angel was the first Irish feature film. Neil's first movie and my first movie"
Small: The worst thing for an actor is a director that gets on your nerves and says things that actually confu
"The worst thing for an actor is a director that gets on your nerves and says things that actually confuse you"
Small: People ask me to smile for the camera, but somehow it always comes out gloomy
"People ask me to smile for the camera, but somehow it always comes out gloomy"
Small: At this moment, when Ireland seems about to break into something new, we thought it was worth looking b
"At this moment, when Ireland seems about to break into something new, we thought it was worth looking back at a time when people seemed to have found a way out of the sectarian division of the country"
Small: People often refer to my career before The Crying Game as something which led up to that point. But I w
"People often refer to my career before The Crying Game as something which led up to that point. But I was very fulfilled in what I was doing"
Small: Ive never been in a bad play. There might have been bad productions and I might have been bad in them,
"I've never been in a bad play. There might have been bad productions and I might have been bad in them, but I've never been in a play that wasn't interesting or worthwhile doing on some level"
Small: I think great art is always ambiguous and cant be pinned down
"I think great art is always ambiguous and can't be pinned down"
Small: I didnt want to be seen as just a guy on a list. Im interested in good scripts, scripts that are about
"I didn't want to be seen as just a guy on a list. I'm interested in good scripts, scripts that are about something, scripts that move your acting along"
Small: My kids act all the time and its exactly what I used to do
"My kids act all the time and it's exactly what I used to do"
Small: I have never been to a brothel. I dont think I could go into one
"I have never been to a brothel. I don't think I could go into one"
Small: I am afraid of death, scared by it. I already dont know whether I exist or not. So dying really terrifi
"I am afraid of death, scared by it. I already don't know whether I exist or not. So dying really terrifies me"
Small: At least when youre acting you can be someone. In front of the camera you have to be yourself. And who
"At least when you're acting you can be someone. In front of the camera you have to be yourself. And who am I?"
Small: Acting is way of making yourself exist
"Acting is way of making yourself exist"