Sean Bean Quotes

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

You don't necessarily equate me with humor!

It would probably surprise people to know that I'm interested in wildlife. I read a lot of poetry, too.

006 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.

Of course I believe in love despite four divorces. There is nobody who doesn't believe in love. But marriage - that fits some people but obviously not me.

I love creating things, especially out of metal. There's something truly satisfying about shaping a piece of metal and seeing the impurities peeling away as you weld it into your chosen design.

Sometimes all you need is a big leap of faith.

I've been fortunate enough to travel the world because of my career, but the downside has been spending long spells apart from my daughters.