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title: "2 Anchors Quotes By Michael Sheen"
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> [Hopefully, any character I play has an anchor in reality. The more fantastical characters, or fantastical worlds that they inhabit are really fun and allow you, in some ways, to tell stories and reveal things about our lives that would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-sheen/hopefully-any-character-i-play-has-an-anchor-in-reality-the-more/)

[Michael Sheen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-sheen/)

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> [Hopefully, any character I play has an anchor in reality.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-sheen/hopefully-any-character-i-play-has-an-anchor-in-reality/)

[Michael Sheen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-sheen/)

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## Other authors on Anchors

## More by Michael Sheen

> [I don't want to do something that I've done before; I can't see the point of it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-sheen/i-don-t-want-to-do-something-that-i-ve-done-before-i-can-t-see-the/)

[Michael Sheen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-sheen/)

> [A lot of the times when I've auditioned for parts in America, the answer is, 'Sorry, we need a bigger name.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-sheen/a-lot-of-the-times-when-i-ve-auditioned-for-parts-in-america-the/)

[Michael Sheen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-sheen/)

> [Everyone deserves compassion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-sheen/everyone-deserves-compassion/)

[Michael Sheen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-sheen/)

> [I'm always aware that there are, broadly speaking, two different ways to act: there is acting, and then there's being, and I'm always more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-sheen/i-m-always-aware-that-there-are-broadly-speaking-two-different-ways/)

[Michael Sheen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-sheen/)

> [I always say if I'm not good at something it's just because I've not had time to focus on it... it's just uncrafted, like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-sheen/i-always-say-if-i-m-not-good-at-something-it-s-just-because-i-ve-not/)

[Michael Sheen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-sheen/)

> [The first thing, when I read the script, is that I need to care about what happens and feel compelled by the story and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-sheen/the-first-thing-when-i-read-the-script-is-that-i-need-to-care-about/)

[Michael Sheen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-sheen/)

> [I think the story of 'Alice in Wonderland' in a way is a reminder that life is frightening, it can shift on you at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-sheen/i-think-the-story-of-alice-in-wonderland-in-a-way-is-a-reminder-that/)

[Michael Sheen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-sheen/)

> [For me, what makes life enjoyable is having a shared culture and shared references.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-sheen/for-me-what-makes-life-enjoyable-is-having-a-shared-culture-and/)

[Michael Sheen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-sheen/)

> [I perceive and relate to the world through where I grew up; that's part of me. It's what I judge everything else against.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-sheen/i-perceive-and-relate-to-the-world-through-where-i-grew-up-that-s/)

[Michael Sheen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-sheen/)

> [I'm not a Tony Blair impersonator.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-sheen/i-m-not-a-tony-blair-impersonator/)

[Michael Sheen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-sheen/)

> [You don't want to get into doing the same thing, over and over again. I know I don't.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-sheen/you-don-t-want-to-get-into-doing-the-same-thing-over-and-over-again-i/)

[Michael Sheen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-sheen/)

> [We see death constantly on film.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-sheen/we-see-death-constantly-on-film/)

[Michael Sheen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-sheen/)

> [Getting older is a struggle. I always feel that just under the surface of acceptance and enjoyment of the ageing process is a terrible…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-sheen/getting-older-is-a-struggle-i-always-feel-that-just-under-the-surface/)

[Michael Sheen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-sheen/)

> [Wherever you come from, you carry the place with you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-sheen/wherever-you-come-from-you-carry-the-place-with-you/)

[Michael Sheen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-sheen/)

> [I live a very Kenneth Williams-like existence.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-sheen/i-live-a-very-kenneth-williams-like-existence/)

[Michael Sheen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-sheen/)

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