What did my parents say when I told them I wanted to be an actor? 'Be a plumber.' — Samuel West Copy Share Image
At heart, this job is about continuing to make great theatre for the people of Sheffield - a city I've known and loved since… — Samuel West Copy Share Image
When you are in a bad production there are two things you can do. You can do your best or you can leave. I… — Samuel West Copy Share Image
I mean I think children love the idea that there are different viewpoints and different words for things and different worlds. And the more… — Samuel West Copy Share Image
When people say, 'If I had my life over again I wouldn't do anything different,' well, I'd do everything differently just for the variety. — Samuel West Copy Share Image
It is our duty to endeavor always to promote the general good; to do to all as we would be willing to be done… — Samuel West Copy Share Image
I'm not very good at relaxing. Reading's the main thing. On the bus, on the tube, on the loo. Literally all the time. I… — Samuel West Copy Share Image
I did start reading quite young but I was always read to by my parents, who are both actors. Bedtime stories from when I… — Samuel West Copy Share Image
I really do think the things that make our society what it is are under threat. It should be about everyone having the potential… — Samuel West Copy Share Image
The idea that if you are very clever you shouldn't be an actor would be laughable in Russia. — Samuel West Copy Share Image
Im lucky enough to work with, I think, the greatest writer theres ever been, Shakespeare. Whose collected works would always be under my pillow… — Samuel West Copy Share Image
Books don't exist unless you read them. And it's a two way process - you write the book as you read it and you… — Samuel West Copy Share Image
Most good art is left wing. It's a moot point whether there is any good right-wing art. — Samuel West Copy Share Image
I am a coward, basically, but one of the things about acting is that you are always putting yourself through yet another test. — Samuel West Copy Share Image
Stamps from Afghanistan are hilarious. You can tell when the revolutions are because suddenly they stop having pictures of the mullahs and the independence… — Samuel West Copy Share Image
