Do you still believe good soldiers make good kings?
Renly Baratheon, Game Of Thrones
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.
Sean Bean
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.
Sean Bean
My family thought the fascination with acting was just another fad.
Sean Bean
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.
Sean Bean
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.
Sean Bean
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 my Mom’s advice anyway.
Sean Bean
If you have a very good concept of your character, you can snap into it.
Sean Bean
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.
Sean Bean
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.
Sean Bean