Julian Sands

“My father's a clergyman, and he was in the mission field for a short time in India.”

“I discovered that I am tired of being a person. Not just tired of being an actor. I am tired of being a person.”

“The great thing about being an actor is that you can do all these things that you'd be arrested for if you did in real life.”

“I know I don't have a perfect, beautiful body.”

“I am a romantic. I'm a sentimentalist. I'm a classicist.”

“Climbing is a wonderful metaphor for life. You're constantly setting goals for yourself, and you're either achieving them or you're not.”

“A lot of people say I'm geeky. But I'm a weirdo, that's what I am.”

“I have no television - I hate it.”

“It's an arbitrary thing, but I'm constantly being told how tall I am. It's a strangely subversive thing.”

“I was never a leading man. I've always been in the character-actor box. I'm a character actor.”

“I am a huge fan of the tragicomic joy of 'Monty Python'.”

“I was the second of five boys. We were all pretty wild.”

“I'm drawn to things that are a little bit out of the ordinary.”

“I'm not a method actor. I'm a nuts and bolts, get on with it, and don't make a fuss actor.”

“I've had some great times with comedies, but I'm not a comedian. I'm a sentimentalist.”

“I find it very easy to be alone. I'm a bit of a solitary person.”

“For me, it's a great opportunity to travel to different countries and find a story. I really look for that.”

“I love being in cities with lots of good bookstores.”

“I have been ambitious to be a good actor. And I am a good actor. I'm not a brilliant actor.”