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> [The fact is that you could not be, and still cannot be, a 25-year-old homosexual trying to make it in the British film business or the American film business or even the Italian film business. It just doesn't work and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rupert-everett/the-fact-is-that-you-could-not-be-and-still-cannot-be-a-25-year-old/)

[Rupert Everett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rupert-everett/)

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## More by Rupert Everett

> [I can't think of anything worse than being brought up by two gay dads.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rupert-everett/i-can-t-think-of-anything-worse-than-being-brought-up-by-two-gay-dads/)

[Rupert Everett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rupert-everett/)

> [The interesting thing about Sherlock is that he is himself a reflection of that very English duality. As a drug addict, he is a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rupert-everett/the-interesting-thing-about-sherlock-is-that-he-is-himself-a/)

[Rupert Everett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rupert-everett/)

> [Being gay and being a woman has one big thing in common, which is that we both become invisible after the age of 42.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rupert-everett/being-gay-and-being-a-woman-has-one-big-thing-in-common-which-is-that/)

[Rupert Everett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rupert-everett/)

> [Now what do you get in the Army? Bad helmets and Basra. Your guns don't work and everyone hates you when you come back.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rupert-everett/now-what-do-you-get-in-the-army-bad-helmets-and-basra-your-guns-don-t/)

[Rupert Everett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rupert-everett/)

> [I've never been any good with authority.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rupert-everett/i-ve-never-been-any-good-with-authority/)

[Rupert Everett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rupert-everett/)

> [I went to boarding school at seven and cried and cried.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rupert-everett/i-went-to-boarding-school-at-seven-and-cried-and-cried/)

[Rupert Everett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rupert-everett/)

> [My idea of a holiday was following my family up the hill with my pekinese, who would skip over the heather in front of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rupert-everett/my-idea-of-a-holiday-was-following-my-family-up-the-hill-with-my/)

[Rupert Everett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rupert-everett/)

> [A lot of straight actors are actively searching for gay roles because it is something different to do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rupert-everett/a-lot-of-straight-actors-are-actively-searching-for-gay-roles-because/)

[Rupert Everett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rupert-everett/)

> [Honestly, I would not advise any actor necessarily, if he was really thinking of his career, to come out.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rupert-everett/honestly-i-would-not-advise-any-actor-necessarily-if-he-was-really/)

[Rupert Everett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rupert-everett/)

> [Listen, in England people are already writing their memoirs at the age of 23.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rupert-everett/listen-in-england-people-are-already-writing-their-memoirs-at-the-age/)

[Rupert Everett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rupert-everett/)

> [From my point of view, being out is not about anything political. It's just because I can't be bothered to be in.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rupert-everett/from-my-point-of-view-being-out-is-not-about-anything-political-it-s/)

[Rupert Everett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rupert-everett/)

> [If you're an actor, there's going to be a sense of fantasy about yourself, especially in the celebrity world we live in today. You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rupert-everett/if-you-re-an-actor-there-s-going-to-be-a-sense-of-fantasy-about/)

[Rupert Everett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rupert-everett/)

> [We now live in a world where the only thing to have is success, but failure is marvelous. It's fertiliser, it's like living fertiliser,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rupert-everett/we-now-live-in-a-world-where-the-only-thing-to-have-is-success-but/)

[Rupert Everett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rupert-everett/)

> [I've been reduced to drag.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rupert-everett/i-ve-been-reduced-to-drag/)

[Rupert Everett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rupert-everett/)

> [I was basically adventurous, I think I wanted to try everything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rupert-everett/i-was-basically-adventurous-i-think-i-wanted-to-try-everything/)

[Rupert Everett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rupert-everett/)

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