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[P]erfect freedom consists in obeying the dictates of right reason, and submitting to natural law. When a man goes beyond or contrary to the law of nature and reason, he . . . introduces confusion and disorder into society . . . [thus] where licentiousness begins, liberty ends.

Samuel West

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Samuel West
Age: 58
Born: 1966
Born: June 19
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Film Actor
Stage Actor
Television Actor
Theatrical Director
Hammersmith
London
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I absolutely love working with my dad because there is such an ease about it, and I also love his company.
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When you are in a bad production there are two things you can do. You can do your best or you can leave. I chose to do the third thing which was sulk.
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At heart, this job is about continuing to make great theatre for the people of Sheffield - a city I've known and loved since childhood.
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I mean I think children love the idea that there are different viewpoints and different words for things and different worlds. And the more that they pretend to be other people, the harder it is for them to hate them and misunderstand them when they grow up.
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If you play a part that's been done before, on stage for instance, you feel like you're carrying a torch and staggering under the weight of it for a bit and then passing it on to somebody else.
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My one remaining professional ambition is to read the shipping forecast. I live in hope.
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