English - Actor | April 17, 1959 -
Lord of the Rings was something I always wanted to do. I read the book when I was about 25, and I was always hoping if it was ever made into a feature film that I would be involved in some way. And then I finally got it, and I was over the moon. It was fantastic news.
Sean Bean
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I had no intention of being an actor. I was quite good at it. I was pretty capable at other things but never any good at anything.
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006 was such an interesting character and the film really explored his friendship with Bond and how it all went wrong, so it was a very personal journey for both characters.
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I'd been trying for a while to get parts that weren't just the English bad guy, so it was quite refreshing to be playing someone who was a compassionate, decent guy.
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I sometimes find that playing the bad guy, or villains, or psychopaths tend to be much more psychologically rewarding. And you can really push it, you can push the limits, and get away with it.
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I'm still Sean that me mates went to school with, not Sean the film star. And that's the way I prefer to be.
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My family thought the fascination with acting was just another fad.
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There's a wealth of literature out there which, hopefully, will be, you know, exploded in the future, and I personally find it very rewarding to be involved with classic storytelling, and sort of legendary characters.
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It's strange coming back to Northern Ireland, but it feels like a home away from home.
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I used to love wildlife as a kid and being outside in the garden and the woods and the field and that stuff.
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I guess when we're young, we all have that fascination with flying.
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The thought of being in space, and kind of enclosed, I find would be very claustrophobic. I think I would panic in that situation.
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