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Sean Bean is a renowned British film actor, born on April 17, 1959. He is best known for his performances in epic films such as 'The Lord of the Rings' trilogy and 'Braveheart'. Bean has a diverse acting career, taking on roles ranging from heroes to villains.

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“I like to keep myself in shape. I run and do weights when I go to the gym.”

Running Shapes Weight Gym

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“Usually you tend to glean much more information about your character from what other people say about you, rather than how it's described in the books.”

People Book Character Information

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“I always prefer to work intensively on something and then move on to something else. I prefer not to get stuck in something that takes five or six years of my life.”

Years Moving Five Six Stuck

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“Every actor wants to find a piece of work that's innovative and powerful and moving.”

Want Moving Actors Powerful Pieces Innovative

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“You only have to pick up a paper to see the sort of scams and injustices that are out there. There's a sense that people don't belong and just aren't very happy. They're outraged, in fact, and they're being shafted left, right and centre.”

People Facts Left Paper Picks Injustice Centre Very Happy Outraged Scams

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“You've only got to walk into a pub or a café or anything and you'll find people talking about topics they're very unhappy with. You feel as though things are being eroded and people don't know where they belong anymore.”

People Knows Feels Walks Talking Unhappy Topics Pubs People Talking

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“To be honest, you have to do a big Hollywood film to get enough money to do a good independent film!”

Enough Bigs Film Honest Hollywood Independent Being Honest Independent Film Hollywood Films

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“My family thought the fascination with acting was just another fad.”

Acting My Family Fascination Fads

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“I put quite a few trees in last autumn. A lot of silver birch and a couple of native trees - just generally doing gardening, putting plants in and hedges in. It takes quite a lot of time and I love it.”

Lasts Tree Couple Plant Native Silver Autumn Gardening

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“I'm still Sean that me mates went to school with, not Sean the film star. And that's the way I prefer to be.”

Way Stills School Film Stars Mates Sean Film Stars

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“I go to see my kids in school plays, ... I watched Lorna in a concert at the Westminster College of Music the other day and it was amazing. I felt very proud and surprised. I don't know why I was surprised, because I've known her for 17 years, but I've never seen her do anything like that in front of an audience. It's brave, it's uplifting.”

Knows Years Play Kids School Felt Known Audience Fronts College Proud Brave Uplifting Concerts School Plays Westminster

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“A common misperception of me is... that I am a tough, rough northerner, which I suppose I am really. But I'm pretty mild-mannered most of the time. It's the parts that you play I guess. I don't mind it. I'm not a tough guy. I'd like to act as a fair, easy-going, kind man at some point.”

Men Mind Kind Play Guy Easy Common Tough Fairs Rough Tough Guy Misperception Easy Going Northerners Kind Man

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“I think that you always have something left, that you take something of the character with you.”

Thinking Character Left

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“Oblivion is something unique, an entertainment experience unlike anything I had seen before. I decided this was a project I really wanted to work on creatively, and I hope fans of the game enjoy the results.”

Wanted Games Enjoy Results Fans Projects Unique Decided Entertainment Oblivion

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“I had no intention of being an actor. I was quite good at it. I was pretty capable at other things but never any good at anything.”

Actors Capable Intention

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“I sort of leave the character at the end of the day. I don't carry anything around with me - no excess baggage or unnecessary thoughts. I think it's too exhausting to do that. To put things into perspective - your work is your work, and your leisure time is something else.”

Thinking Ends Character Perspective The End Of The Day Excess Leisure Unnecessary Exhausting Baggage Leisure Time Excess Baggage

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“I think everybody's got different methods of working which suit the particular individual. Mine is to sort of play the part, and give 100%, to concentrate and focus on it while I'm actually working, but then leave it behind until the next day.”

Thinking Giving Different Play Next Individual Behinds Focus Mines Particular Method Suits Next Day

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“If you have a very good concept of your character, you can snap into it.”

Ifs Character Concepts Very Good Snaps

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“I sometimes find that playing the bad guy, or villains, or psychopaths tend to be much more psychologically rewarding. And you can really push it, you can push the limits, and get away with it.”

Sometimes Guy Limits Get Away Villain Bad Guys Psychopath

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“I'd been trying for a while to get parts that weren't just the English bad guy, so it was quite refreshing to be playing someone who was a compassionate, decent guy.”

Trying Guy Decent Compassionate Bad Guys Refreshing Playing Someone Decent Guys

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“There's a wealth of literature out there which, hopefully, will be, you know, exploded in the future, and I personally find it very rewarding to be involved with classic storytelling, and sort of legendary characters.”

Knows Character Literature Wealth Involved Storytelling Hopefully Classic Be You Legendary

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“I'm proud of Lord of the Rings. I think it's a once in a lifetime role, and a once in a lifetime film. It was made with so much care and passion and meticulous detail and everybody was so behind it.”

Thinking Made Care Film Passion Behinds Lord Roles Proud Lifetime Details Rings Once In A Lifetime Meticulous

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“Lord of the Rings was something I always wanted to do. I read the book when I was about 25, and I was always hoping if it was ever made into a feature film that I would be involved in some way. And then I finally got it, and I was over the moon. It was fantastic news.”

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“Lord of the Rings was just so much enjoyment. It was over about the space of a year that I was filming. It's one of the most enjoyable things I've ever done, so emotional.”

Years Done Space Lord Emotional Rings Enjoyment Enjoyable

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“The idea is that Jodie Foster is with her child and she's going back to New York from Germany with her husband's body. She loses her child on a plane, and you think, 'How can that happen?' There's no record of her having brought a child onto the plane, and the captain is left wondering about whether she's telling the truth. You never really know if she's telling the truth or not.”

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“Everyone was very deeply involved in the world of 'The Lord of the Rings'. From the wardrobe department to lighting, all were fascinated with the story. This is something that does not happen usually.”

World Doe Stories Happens Lord Involved Rings Department Fascinated Lighting Wardrobe Very Deep

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“Listen to people and treat people as you find them. There's an inherent goodness in most people. Don't pre-judge people - that was me Mam's advice anyway.”

People Advice Judging Goodness Treats Inherent

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“It was such an interesting character and the film really explored his friendship with Bond and how it all went wrong, so it was a very personal journey for both characters.”

Character Film Interesting Journey Life Journey Interesting Characters Personal Journey

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“Sharpe is my favorite role of all that I've played. He's a very complex character. He knows that he's a good soldier, but he will always have to fight the prejudice of aristocratic officers because of his rough working-class upbringing. On the battlefield, he's full of confidence - but off it, he is unsure, a bit shy and ill at ease.”

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Born: April 17, 1959
Known for: Film actor
Quotes: 29

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