Stephen Rea Quotes

United Kingdom, Actor
October 31, 1946

Stephen Rea is an Irish film and stage actor. Rea has appeared in films such as V for Vendetta, Michael Collins, Interview with the Vampire and Breakfast on Pluto. Rea was nominated for an Academy Award for his lead performance as Fergus in the 1992 film The Crying Game. He has during later years had important roles in the Hugo Blick TV series The Shadow Line and The Honourable Woman, for which he won a BAFTA Award.

I am afraid of death, scared by it. I already don't know whether I exist or not. So dying really terrifies me.

Stephen Rea
- Death
- Scared
- Terrifies
I think great art is always ambiguous and can't be pinned down.

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The worst thing for an actor is a director that gets on your nerves and says things that actually confuse you.

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- Actor
- Worst
- Director
I'm enjoying it, but I still don't know why I'm hooked on acting.

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- Acting
- Enjoying
- Hooked
I believe some people in this business suffer from fame because they behave in a famous fashion.

Stephen Rea
- Fame
- Suffer
- Behave
You do small movies because the script is good and because you believe in the director. You don't care about the money. And when they disappear, it's a pity.

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- Money
- Small
- Movies
I didn't want to be seen as just a guy on a list. I'm interested in good scripts, scripts that are about something, scripts that move your acting along.

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- Acting
- Move
- Scripts
If you're playing a lead, you're shaping the movie. When you're playing a supporting role, you've got only a moment to make it count.

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- Movie
- Playing
- Role

We didn't have a television, so I grew up with books. This isn't to suggest I'm an intellectual, but I do read a lot because part of acting is an exploration of literature.

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Acting is way of making yourself exist.

Stephen Rea
- Acting
- Exist
- Making