The secret to acting is don't act. Be you, with add-ons. Michael Sheen More Quotes by Michael Sheen More Quotes From Michael Sheen Getting older is a struggle. I always feel that just under the surface of acceptance and enjoyment of the ageing process is a terrible hysteria just waiting to burst out. Michael Sheen hysteria acceptance struggle No matter how difficult things are, and no matter how much grief and loss there is, you can turn it into something positive. Michael Sheen grief matter loss When you look at all the miracles attributed to Jesus, they're all about change. Michael Sheen miracle looks jesus Hopefully, any character I play has an anchor in reality. The more fantastical characters, or fantastical worlds that they inhabit are really fun and allow you, in some ways, to tell stories and reveal things about our lives that would be harder to take, in a more realistic setting. Michael Sheen fun character reality Acting itself is quite scary. Some people say that actors are show-offs, very egotistical and all that kind of stuff, but it is quite scary. Michael Sheen scary acting people On the one hand Twitter gives you the opportunity to engage with people, which is great, but on the other there are people who feel they can say whatever they want, put poison out there, really, without fear of any repercussions. Michael Sheen opportunity hands people I love being able to play as many different characters, in as many different worlds as I possibly can. That's what I really enjoy. Michael Sheen play love-is character We live in a bubble of the fantasy of death, but the reality of it is something that we obviously all face and have to deal with, at some point. Michael Sheen fantasy faces reality Change the scheme! Alter the mood! Electrify the boys and girls, if you'd be so kind. Michael Sheen girl kind boys I am prone to get carried away thinking about creative projects. Michael Sheen projects creative thinking I'm a huge fan of science fiction and fantasy - not so much horror because I get a bit scared. Michael Sheen scared fans fiction When you come to actually act, it's a game. It may be a very serious game, but it's still a game. If you lose that sense of play, the work suffers. Michael Sheen suffering games play For me, what makes life enjoyable is having a shared culture and shared references. Michael Sheen enjoyable culture I remember someone said to me, "Never stand up when you can sit down, never sit down when you can lie down, never lie down when you can be asleep." Those are bits of advice that I haven't taken, really. I've done the opposite of them, but they have stayed with me. Michael Sheen taken opposites lying As a general thing, I've always been drawn to characters who appear to be one thing on the surface, but are actually something else underneath. Michael Sheen surface one-thing character In the case of two actors connecting with each other and trusting each other, our bodies have memories without us having to consciously think about it, so rather than think, "Oh, I must think about my daughter dying," you just let that go and trust that you have all the emotions you need in there, and by losing yourself in the scene, that stuff kicks in without having to spend the day thinking about horrific things happening to your own child. Michael Sheen daughter memories children Everyone deserves compassion. Michael Sheen compassion deserve 'Hamlet' is one of the most dangerous things ever set down on paper. All the big, unknowable questions like what it is to be a human being; the difference between sanity and insanity; the meaning of life and death; what's real and not real. All these subjects can literally drive you mad. Michael Sheen life-and-death differences real Hopefully, any character I play has an anchor in reality. Michael Sheen anchors character reality You don't want to get into doing the same thing, over and over again. I know I don't. Michael Sheen knows want
