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> [I was a closet straight. I think I wanted to be gay because I thought it was arty and interesting. And also, I was phenomenally shy with girls.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rupert-graves/i-was-a-closet-straight-i-think-i-wanted-to-be-gay-because-i-thought/)

[Rupert Graves](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rupert-graves/)

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## More by Rupert Graves

> [I'm crap at interviews. I'm just not very good at sentences.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rupert-graves/i-m-crap-at-interviews-i-m-just-not-very-good-at-sentences/)

[Rupert Graves](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rupert-graves/)

> [I never went to acting school. I started in the circus, music hall, I was in a group, did kids' bits. I've always had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rupert-graves/i-never-went-to-acting-school-i-started-in-the-circus-music-hall-i/)

[Rupert Graves](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rupert-graves/)

> [The amount of work you need to do to become a very successful celebrity is something I'm not prepared to do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rupert-graves/the-amount-of-work-you-need-to-do-to-become-a-very-successful/)

[Rupert Graves](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rupert-graves/)

> [It's just very dull. Talking about yourself and about something that you've got less interest in than you had, because you've always moved on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rupert-graves/it-s-just-very-dull-talking-about-yourself-and-about-something-that/)

[Rupert Graves](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rupert-graves/)

> [You have to be savvy to be a celebrity. You have to create a personality and shove that out. It just seems fatuous to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rupert-graves/you-have-to-be-savvy-to-be-a-celebrity-you-have-to-create-a/)

[Rupert Graves](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rupert-graves/)

> [It's interesting when you're in your thirties and you're not the same pretty boy that you were when you were 21. I think people's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rupert-graves/it-s-interesting-when-you-re-in-your-thirties-and-you-re-not-the-same/)

[Rupert Graves](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rupert-graves/)

> [Celebritys a pain in the backside - youre always on display.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rupert-graves/celebritys-a-pain-in-the-backside-youre-always-on-display/)

[Rupert Graves](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rupert-graves/)

> [I don't plan. I don't think, 'I have to do this kind of part 'cause I've done that kind of part.' I'm not a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rupert-graves/i-don-t-plan-i-don-t-think-i-have-to-do-this-kind-of-part-cause-i-ve/)

[Rupert Graves](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rupert-graves/)

> [I was concerned about doing the right thing when I was a kid. I suppose as a child, youre a massive egomaniac, and you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rupert-graves/i-was-concerned-about-doing-the-right-thing-when-i-was-a-kid-i/)

[Rupert Graves](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rupert-graves/)

> [I was a closet straight. I think I wanted to be gay because I thought it was arty and interesting. And also, I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rupert-graves/i-was-a-closet-straight-i-think-i-wanted-to-be-gay-because-i-thought/)

[Rupert Graves](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rupert-graves/)

> [The urge to act became the overriding force in my life. It thrilled me. There's a moment with acting when you're in the groove,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rupert-graves/the-urge-to-act-became-the-overriding-force-in-my-life-it-thrilled-me/)

[Rupert Graves](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rupert-graves/)

> [I just think the older I get, actually, the better I feel.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rupert-graves/i-just-think-the-older-i-get-actually-the-better-i-feel/)

[Rupert Graves](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rupert-graves/)

> [I kind of always wanted to act, but to get a grant I would have needed two A-levels, and I was too far away…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rupert-graves/i-kind-of-always-wanted-to-act-but-to-get-a-grant-i-would-have-needed/)

[Rupert Graves](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rupert-graves/)

> [Not being anxious requires a level of humility, doesn't it? It does, I think. It's not all about you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rupert-graves/not-being-anxious-requires-a-level-of-humility-doesn-t-it-it-does-i/)

[Rupert Graves](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rupert-graves/)

> [I was a dozy boy; I'd like to have been like James Dean, but I was more Arthur Askey - pathetically rebellious in a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rupert-graves/i-was-a-dozy-boy-i-d-like-to-have-been-like-james-dean-but-i-was-more/)

[Rupert Graves](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rupert-graves/)

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