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When I was at drama school, I wanted to change the world, and thought I had some great wisdom to impart to people about humanity. Now that I'm older, I know enough to realise that I know nothing at all.

Michael Sheen

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Michael Sheen
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: February 5
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Newport
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Michael Christopher Sheen
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Hopefully, any character I play has an anchor in reality.
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I live a very Kenneth Williams-like existence.
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While I enjoy spending time in L.A., Britain is my home.
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'Hamlet' is one of the most dangerous things ever set down on paper. All the big, unknowable questions like what it is to be a human being the difference between sanity and insanity the meaning of life and death what's real and not real. All these subjects can literally drive you mad.
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When you come to actually act, it's a game. It may be a very serious game, but it's still a game. If you lose that sense of play, the work suffers.
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