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> [Hence the genius of having Ken steer this ship as well. You have to invest these characters with a Shakespearian quality and not in a way that might disengage the audience but in a way that actually lets you play…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-stevenson/hence-the-genius-of-having-ken-steer-this-ship-as-well-you-have-to/)

[Ray Stevenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-stevenson/)

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## More by Ray Stevenson

> [I don't think you see a pirate with a parrot on his shoulder, for example. And even with the accents.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-stevenson/i-don-t-think-you-see-a-pirate-with-a-parrot-on-his-shoulder-for/)

[Ray Stevenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-stevenson/)

> [Blackbeard was larger than life. He was 6'4" in 1710. He was a colossus, and like a rock star walking into a bar. He…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-stevenson/blackbeard-was-larger-than-life-he-was-6-4-in-1710-he-was-a-colossus/)

[Ray Stevenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-stevenson/)

> [History is written by victors and, occasionally, sensationalist journalists. I mean that with the best respect.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-stevenson/history-is-written-by-victors-and-occasionally-sensationalist/)

[Ray Stevenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-stevenson/)

> [When many different voices send you in different directions, you can't listen to your own.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-stevenson/when-many-different-voices-send-you-in-different-directions-you-can-t/)

[Ray Stevenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-stevenson/)

> [ I love the chameleon nature of this business \[acting\]. I always have. Sometimes I'm not as recognizable as somebody else and I may not… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-stevenson/i-love-the-chameleon-nature-of-this-business-acting-i-always-have/)

[Ray Stevenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-stevenson/)

> [The pamphlets going back to London telling of the violent derring-dos of the Bahamian pirates were the ones that brought infamy to the names…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-stevenson/the-pamphlets-going-back-to-london-telling-of-the-violent-derring-dos/)

[Ray Stevenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-stevenson/)

> [It is a tough business but if you get yourself in a situation like I, you can maintain a career over many years. That,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-stevenson/it-is-a-tough-business-but-if-you-get-yourself-in-a-situation-like-i/)

[Ray Stevenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-stevenson/)

> [There's not a lot of direct back story but you do get to see them playing around each other a lot.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-stevenson/there-s-not-a-lot-of-direct-back-story-but-you-do-get-to-see-them/)

[Ray Stevenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-stevenson/)

> [Really Edward Teach, Blackbeard, was actually tall, so he was literally larger than life and so he knew that and actually the more you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-stevenson/really-edward-teach-blackbeard-was-actually-tall-so-he-was-literally/)

[Ray Stevenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-stevenson/)

> [I never thought I would get to have my own action figure.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-stevenson/i-never-thought-i-would-get-to-have-my-own-action-figure/)

[Ray Stevenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-stevenson/)

> [I wouldn't ever presume to say that I am a comic book fan.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-stevenson/i-wouldn-t-ever-presume-to-say-that-i-am-a-comic-book-fan/)

[Ray Stevenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-stevenson/)

> [ It's all about the integrity of their characters. They \[Marvel\] care so much about the loyalty and integrity of each and every character and… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-stevenson/it-s-all-about-the-integrity-of-their-characters-they-marvel-care-so/)

[Ray Stevenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-stevenson/)

> [As an actor, I relish and delight in doing things that I'm not necessarily the demographic for. This is a demographic that is touching…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-stevenson/as-an-actor-i-relish-and-delight-in-doing-things-that-i-m-not/)

[Ray Stevenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-stevenson/)

> [I'm Volstag and what you see is what you get. He's a bon vivant lover of life epicurean goodfellow. He's a god, which helps.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-stevenson/i-m-volstag-and-what-you-see-is-what-you-get-he-s-a-bon-vivant-lover/)

[Ray Stevenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-stevenson/)

> [The best piece of advice Ive ever been given was, Be in the business youre in. Dont just be a satellite around it and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-stevenson/the-best-piece-of-advice-ive-ever-been-given-was-be-in-the-business/)

[Ray Stevenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-stevenson/)

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