Linus Roache
Linus Roache
Linus William Roacheis an English actor...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth1 February 1964
scripts layers scene
Every time you get a script and you have a scene, you start mining out how many layers there are within it.
jobs self play
You can't play everything you learn, anyway. You just try to bring it all on-board and use what's useful. In the end, it's your job to own the role and, in the end, you are playing certain aspects of your own self, even.
trying actors might
As an actor, when you're actually trying to embody what it would be like to just know that everyone's at your beck and call, it's quite a thing to absorb what that might be like and what that would do.
moving love-is pieces
I just love variety. I love being able to do different things. Do period pieces and sci-fi. I love being able to move between genres and be flexible.
dad criticism belief
Dad has always been - and still is - a great influence on me. He has always stood up for spirit, staying true to his beliefs... and I like to do the same with regard to my own true beliefs, regardless of potential criticism or mockery.
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Part of me wanted to disappear into a cave in India, and I did end up going on retreats there, but, don't ask me why, I always felt very strongly that the point for me was to find a way to live a truly spiritual life in the modern day world and be able to work with all the positive aspects of our cultural and technological advancements.
Both my parents are actors, in very different ways.
alone explore needed realised side spiritual success
I realised success as an actor alone wouldn't make me happy. I needed to explore my spiritual side in more depth.
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The Vikings themselves are fascinating creatures. They're human beings, of course, but their ethos are so different from ours. The fact that they live as warriors - their willingness to die for the sake of what they believe in - is quite shocking to us, and it's fascinating to see.
dad everybody
When I went to drama school, I thought that everybody would think I was only there because my dad was on TV.
Most of the TV shows I've done have all been in the U.S.