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Jamie Sives Biography

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Jamie Sives, born on August 14, 1973, is a British actor known for his versatile performances in both television and film. He has captivated audiences with his talent and unique charm.

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“I secretly liked acting, but I wanted to play football. It was an enormous dream.”

Play Dream Wanted Acting Football Enormous

Author:Jamie Sives

“I was a big Mickey Rourke fan in his first incarnation. I thought that at the time he was America's greatest screen actor.”

Firsts Bigs America Actors Fans Screens Incarnation Mickey

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“Acting is rare. You can be rehearsing Ibsen with Sir Richard Eyre and suddenly he has to take a call on his mobile telling him his friend Arthur Miller has died. Or you can come back from a job on the Isle of Man to be told by your agent you're going straight out to South Africa on another shoot. There's not even any time to wash your pants.”

Men Jobs Acting Died South Agents Pants South Africa Mobile Arthur Isle Rehearsing Ibsen

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“I came into acting with that sort of dull, meet-with-triumph-and-disaster-the-same philosophy and it's been the right one for me.”

Philosophy Acting Disaster Triumph Dull One For Me

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“To be honest, I find most politicians very untrustworthy. When I listen to them talking - or rather, lying - I just feel there are very few politicians with integrity, so I never know who to bat for.”

Knows Feels Lying Talking Honest Politician Integrity Being Honest Bats Untrustworthy

Author:Jamie Sives

“The Danes don't take themselves seriously at all and look for the joke in everything. Us Scots are on the same line of latitude and have the same amount of light, which may be why we have a similar sense of humour.”

Looks May Light Lines Humour Amount Jokes Scots Latitude

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“I'm not going to be the next Colin Farrell or Orlando Bloom.”

Next Orlando

Author:Jamie Sives

“I was 18 and making 150 quid a week, which was a lot of money to me. Then there was a bad winter and I got paid off. Then my firm, JW Henderson of Bowling Green Street, Leith, went bust. If they hadn't folded, I'd probably still be scaffolding and loving it.”

Ifs Stills Week Streets Paid Green Winter Firm Lots Of Money Bowling Paid Off Scaffolding

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“I worked in an insurance office for six years, and it was there that I just woke up one day and realised there was something massively lacking in my life, and a non-contributory pension and a subsidised canteen could not fill it.”

Years One Day Office Six Lacking Realised Controversial Provocative Pension Canteen

Author:Jamie Sives

About the Author

Born: August 14, 1973
Known for: Actor
Quotes: 9

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