Rupert Everett
Rupert Everett
Rupert James Hector Everettis an English actor and writer. He first came to public attention in 1981, when he was cast in Julian Mitchell's play and subsequent film Another Countryas an openly gay pupil at an English public school in the 1930s; the role earned him his first BAFTA Award nomination. He went on to receive a second BAFTA Award nomination and his first Golden Globe Award nomination for his role in My Best Friend's Wedding, followed by a second...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth29 May 1959
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Actors make bad lovers. Their most important kiss is for the camera. Not in a superficial way, in a really deep way. They can only give everything if they know someone is going to shout cut!
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The opulence of Wilde is a bit too florid for Sherlock, who is a much darker character, ... fascinated by the human condition, but also overwhelmed by it.
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The interesting thing about Sherlock is that he is himself a reflection of that very English duality. As a drug addict, he is a criminal. But he is also a crime fighter. That makes him an extremely potent character to personify the hypocrisy of a culture that is both moralistic and corrupt.
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I think it's fun playing a part that lots of other people have played, in a way.
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I find there aren't that many options as an actor.
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The thing about lying is, it is quite exhausting - you have to remember a lot.
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I don't think many actors are that good, to be honest. I certainly don't think I am.
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Honestly, I would not advise any actor necessarily, if he was really thinking of his career, to come out.
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I am at that age when you panic at the slightest thing.
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Starbucks is spreading like a cancer.
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There's still a great deal of bias about homosexuality.
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Authority figures are so irritating. Because they always tell you to do things for reasons that aren't very good. That sums up what authority is about for me.
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Being gay and being a woman has one big thing in common, which is that we both become invisible after the age of 42. Who wants a gay 50-year-old? No one, let me tell you.
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A lot of straight actors are actively searching for gay roles because it is something different to do.