A biography for Sean Beanhasn’t been written yet.
“כל ההתמקדות הזו בחיי הפרטיים היא ההיבט הכי לא מושך בלהיות שחקן. אני לא אוהב את זה.”
“תפיסה שגויה נפוצה היא... שאני קשוח ומחוספס.”
“I had to go to Hollywood to recharge my career.”
“If you're going to support a football team, do it 100 per cent.”
“Everyone was very deeply involved in the world of 'The Lord of the Rings'. From the wardrobe department to lighting, all were fascinated with the story. This is something that does not happen usually.”
“I shared a dressing room with Pete Postlethwaite for 18 months, and he became a good friend. His discipline had an impact on me. You could have a laugh with him, but he was always on the ball when it came to work and very professional. Hopefully some of that rubbed off on me.”
“A common misperception of me is... that I am a tough, rough northerner, which I suppose I am really. But I'm pretty mild-mannered most of the time. It's the parts that you play I guess. I don't mind it. I'm not a tough guy. I'd like to act as a fair, easy-going, kind man at some point.”
“I think everybody's got different methods of working which suit the particular individual. Mine is to sort of play the part, and give 100%, to concentrate and focus on it while I'm actually working, but then leave it behind until the next day.”
“I used to love wildlife as a kid and being outside in the garden and the woods and the field and that stuff.”
“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.”
“I like playing guys with swords and the horses and stuff like that.”
“I can't imagine doing anything except acting.”
“You can run out of energy if you take on a lot of stuff.”
“I'm not bad at singing - at least in the shower.”
“It would probably surprise people to know that I'm interested in wildlife. I read a lot of poetry, too.”
“I guess when we're young, we all have that fascination with flying.”
“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.”
“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.”
“I think there's a great deal of information you can convey with looks or silence.”
“Working in a garden calms me down.”