Michael Sheen
Michael Sheen
Michael Sheen, OBE is a Welsh actor. After training at London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, he worked mainly in theatre throughout the 1990s and made notable stage appearances in Romeo and Juliet, Don't Fool With Love, Peer Gynt, The Seagull, The Homecoming, and Henry V. His performances in Amadeus at the Old Vic and Look Back in Anger at the National Theatre were nominated for Olivier Awards in 1998 and 1999, respectively. In 2003, he was nominated for a...
NationalityWelsh
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth5 February 1969
CityNewport, Wales
While I enjoy spending time in L.A., Britain is my home.
You know, we're each the hero of our own story and we perceive what's going on around us, and especially in a relationship, from the kind of viewpoint of, 'Well, this is my story, and I'm the hero of that, and I justify what I do around it.'
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.
When you look at all the miracles attributed to Jesus, they're all about change.
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.
Everyone deserves compassion.
Americans are much more open than people in Britain.
A lot of the times when I've auditioned for parts in America, the answer is, 'Sorry, we need a bigger name.'
For me, what makes life enjoyable is having a shared culture and shared references.
By the time you are 30 you are still trying to make your 15-year-old self happy but you are a different person. You need to be brave and let go of that.
You don't want to get into doing the same thing, over and over again. I know I don't.
My rule of thumb is that I want to do things I'd like to go and see myself.
No matter how difficult things are, and no matter how much grief and loss there is, you can turn it into something positive.
I was obsessed with football when I was growing up.