A biography for Sean Beanhasn’t been written yet.
“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 me Mam's advice anyway.”
“When I first started shooting 'Sharpe,' back in the early 1990s, I'd kiss my two elder daughters goodbye at the end of August - Evie wasn't even born then - and I wouldn't see them again until Christmas. That was tough. They were hard times.”
“Sometimes all you need is a big leap of faith.”
“I'm interested in why people talk like they do. Like Boston Irish. It's so laid back. Why is that?”