Rufus Sewell, Born: 29 October 1967, Twickenham, Middlesex, England, UK

It's nice when women fancy me, but I think I will only disappoint them so I prefer it if they don't ...Show more »

It's nice when women fancy me, but I think I will only disappoint them so I prefer it if they don't know who I am. Show less «

I've always believed very, very strongly that the way you treat people is more important than anythi...Show more »

I've always believed very, very strongly that the way you treat people is more important than anything, professionally or otherwise. Show less «

I want to be able to do anything. I know it's probably not reasonable to expect, but that's what I'd...Show more »

I want to be able to do anything. I know it's probably not reasonable to expect, but that's what I'd like to do. Show less «

At times, I think of my career as a map. The closer you get to the map, the more you know where you ...Show more »

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. Show less «

As a person I'm perfectly vain, I'm just vainer as an actor about my ability. My acting vanity trump...Show more »

As a person I'm perfectly vain, I'm just vainer as an actor about my ability. My acting vanity trumps my human vanity. Show less «

People talk about me in 'Arcadia' and I think I was okay in it but I've given better performances in...Show more »

People talk about me in 'Arcadia' and I think I was okay in it but I've given better performances in other productions that didn't have the same impact. But I knew 'Arcadia' was going to be an event and I wanted to be part of it. Show less «

First I was seen as a brooding bloke on a horse, and then a baddie, and then a king.

I wasn't a model schoolboy. Of course, I was forced to sit through Shakespeare and I really got into...Show more »

I wasn't 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. Show less «

My career has suddenly started to be the one that I'd always wanted, not in terms of level of succes...Show more »

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. Show less «

I recognize myself to a lesser or greater extent in everything I read, good and bad, and that's part...Show more »

I recognize myself to a lesser or greater extent in everything I read, good and bad, and that's part of being a human being if you're honest enough. And obviously the darker parts are the things you don't let control you. Show less «

People talk about opportunity knocking, but the gate was always swinging in the breeze before I got ...Show more »

People talk about opportunity knocking, but the gate was always swinging in the breeze before I got to the door. Show less «

I've gone through long periods without being with someone and got a bit lonely, but not for a while.

Well, thing is, after they canceled 'Zen', I didn't work for eight months. And in that case, it was ...Show more »

Well, thing is, after they canceled '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. Show less «

For me, if I were to be at home in any kind of style, it is more comedy than anything else.

For a long time, I didn't give anything my all. I was so afraid that I'd be crap, so I held myself b...Show more »

For a long time, I didn't give anything my all. I was so afraid that I'd be crap, so I held myself back. Show less «

I'm only based in L.A. because I couldn't get any work in England.

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...Show more »

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. Show less «

I'm hoping that a lifetime of compromise and disappointment will read as extra depth and layers in m...Show more »

I'm hoping that a lifetime of compromise and disappointment will read as extra depth and layers in my work. Show less «

I was the lead in Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994), until Tom Cruise decide...Show more »

I was the lead in Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994), until Tom Cruise decided he was interested. I was in The Wings Of The Dove with 'Uma Thurman, until that got canceled. I was in Shakespeare in Love (1998) with Julia Roberts, until that fell apart. Show less «

Given the choice between someone saying I was handsome in a role or ugly but good, I know which I'd ...Show more »

Given the choice between someone saying I was handsome in a role or ugly but good, I know which I'd choose. Show less «

I think if a character appeals to you, there are certain parts of yourself will come to the fore and...Show more »

I think if a character appeals to you, there are certain parts of yourself will come to the fore and other parts that will play down. Show less «

I'm very, very happy with my recognition/lack of recognition in England in terms of my life. In term...Show more »

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. Show less «

I'm in a position where I'm being continually knocked back for the kind of independent films I want ...Show more »

I'm in a position where I'm being continually knocked back for the kind of independent films I want to be in because people don't know who I am. Show less «

Hollywood is my domestic idyll.

Lazy journalists, they'll read stuff and get a quote then ask the same question again hoping I'll sa...Show more »

Lazy journalists, they'll read stuff and get a quote then ask the same question again hoping I'll say a similar thing; it's very tiresome. Show less «

Yes, years of compromise and disappointment have added depth to my acting.

I do as much comedy as I possibly can, but I'm basically limited by the imagination of the secretari...Show more »

I do as much comedy as I possibly can, but I'm basically limited by the imagination of the secretaries who make the decisions. Show less «

I think I was a bit frightened of having to be a grownup and tried to put that off for as long as I ...Show more »

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. Show less «

Of course, I want to look good, as that helped me get jobs. But it didn't get me the jobs I wanted a...Show more »

Of course, I want to look good, as that helped me get jobs. But it didn't get me the jobs I wanted and it held me back. Show less «

I've discovered that I've never had much respect for money, and that has meant that money has ended ...Show more »

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. Show less «

I was a very undisciplined person but acting was something that actually motivated me to get up in t...Show more »

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. Show less «

When I left drama school, my fear was that I'd get pigeon holed into comic acting and I did so much ...Show more »

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. Show less «

A large part of my adolescence was spent doing my very best to draw attention to myself.

If my British film career was a girl, then I'd been hanging around outside her apartment a little bi...Show more »

If my British film career was a girl, then I'd been hanging around outside her apartment a little bit too long. Show less «

I don't have any shame about the way I conducted my professional life.

I think the only thing I've got going for me as an actor specifically is the fact that I can change.

I've always liked the idea of regularly doing a play but I was offered things which I felt were too ...Show more »

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. Show less «

My career has suddenly started to be the one that I'd always wanted, not in terms of level of succes...Show more »

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. Show less «

I'd like an omelet named after me.

Billy is a funny, cheeky, lovely boy and I love being with him. Parenthood is terrifying though. I c...Show more »

Billy is a funny, cheeky, lovely boy and I love being with him. Parenthood is terrifying though. I can barely walk past a building without panicking that it's going to collapse on his head. Show less «

I was very frustrated, in a physical sense, by people seeing me in a way that I wasn't. And I was be...Show more »

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. Show less «

For a long time, I've had to hustle. If a film role is obviously great, then it's been difficult for...Show more »

For a long time, I've had to hustle. If a film role is obviously great, then it's been difficult for me to get a look-in. Show less «

I don't think the roles that I'm necessarily known for in this country are my best work, or even any...Show more »

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. Show less «

The reason I am unemployed for six months out of every year is because I have to turn down most of t...Show more »

The reason I am unemployed for six months out of every year is because I have to turn down most of the films I'm offered. If I didn't, I'd only ever play a dark, satanic count on a horse. Show less «

I no longer have a style to maintain. I rent a little flat in Los Angeles, I don't take holidays, I ...Show more »

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. Show less «

My feelings about my mortality are less selfish than they used to be. I used to affect a cavalier at...Show more »

My feelings about my mortality are less selfish than they used to be. I used to affect a cavalier attitude to death; now I see it from my son's perspective. Show less «

I don't know why the universe is so determined to keep my feet on the ground.

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...Show more »

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. I don't actively look for it, I've never been like that. I've gone through long periods without being with someone and got a bit lonely, but not for a while. Show less «

'The Taming Of The Shrew' is probably the first time I've worked in this country for about ten years...Show more »

'The Taming Of The Shrew' is probably the first time I've worked in this country for about ten years, apart from theatre, and it's not for want of trying. It was so fantastic to work in London - it felt really glamorous. Show less «