Im hoping that a lifetime of compromise and disappointment will read as extra depth and layers in my work. Rufus Sewell More Quotes by Rufus Sewell More Quotes From Rufus Sewell I do as much comedy as I possibly can but I'm basically limited by the imagination of the secretaries who make the decisions. Rufus Sewell comedy decision imagination My career has suddenly started to be the one that I'd always wanted, not in terms of level of success, but in terms of - and this is what I've been banging on about - playing different parts in different media. I was very frustrated, in a physical sense, by people seeing me in a way that I wasn't. And I was beginning to find myself boxed into a corner. Hopefully things have loosed up a bit, and I've gotten better and become more relaxed as an actor. Rufus Sewell media careers people I wasnt a model schoolboy. Of course, I was forced to sit through Shakespeare and I really got into some of it, though it depended on who was reading it out. Rufus Sewell courses models reading I no longer have a style to maintain. I rent a little flat in Los Angeles, I don't take holidays, I don't dine out and I take cheap flights. Rufus Sewell holiday style littles When I left drama school, my fear was that I'd get pigeon holed into comic acting and I did so much to counter it that I got stuck in the opposite. Rufus Sewell opposites drama school Given the choice between someone saying I was handsome in a role or ugly but good, I know which I'd choose. Rufus Sewell someone good handsome ugly I don't think the roles that I'm necessarily known for in this country are my best work, or even anywhere near it. I didn't think I was great in 'Arcadia.' I think it's a great part and a great play and had a lot of attention. Rufus Sewell best great think work I don't know if the money I've earned is going to need to last me for the next few weeks or the rest of my life. Rufus Sewell my-life me money life If my British film career was a girl, then I'd been hanging around outside her apartment a little bit too long. Rufus Sewell hanging career girl long I don't know why the universe is so determined to keep my feet on the ground. Rufus Sewell ground know universe feet I'm very, very happy with my recognition/lack of recognition in England in terms of my life. In terms of household name-age. The public's memory is very short, luckily. Rufus Sewell my-life memory happy life I don't have any shame about the way I conducted my professional life. Rufus Sewell professional shame life way I've discovered that I've never had much respect for money, and that has meant that money has ended up ruling me a little bit more than it should have. So I'm trying to learn - at this late stage in life! - to actually control that. Rufus Sewell me respect money life As a person I'm perfectly vain, I'm just vainer as an actor about my ability. My acting vanity trumps my human vanity. Rufus Sewell human person ability acting It's important to me to be in a relationship when I'm in one, but I'm not someone who needs to be in a relationship. Rufus Sewell someone me important relationship I think I was a bit frightened of having to be a grownup and tried to put that off for as long as I could. Rufus Sewell i-think tried think long I've always liked the idea of regularly doing a play but I was offered things which I felt were too 'celebie' and West Endy. Rufus Sewell doing things always play At times, I think of my career as a map. The closer you get to the map, the more you know where you are, but the closer I get to my career, the less happy I feel. At the same time, I have carved out the career for myself which I wanted. Rufus Sewell myself you happy time Well, thing is, after they cancelled 'Zen', I didn't work for eight months. And in that case, it was not my choice. After I've done something that I'm really proud of and I think changes the way I'm perceived, the immediate reaction is: nothing. Rufus Sewell think proud work way I was a very undisciplined person but acting was something that actually motivated me to get up in the morning. I hadn't experienced that before, but it was something that really excited me. I think I could be quite self-conscious and it gave me a release. Rufus Sewell person think me morning
