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> [If you're playing a lead, you're shaping the movie. When you're playing a supporting role, you've got only a moment to make it count.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-rea/if-you-re-playing-a-lead-you-re-shaping-the-movie-when-you-re-playing/)

[Stephen Rea](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-rea/)

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## More by Stephen Rea

> [I am afraid of death, scared by it. I already don't know whether I exist or not. So dying really terrifies me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-rea/i-am-afraid-of-death-scared-by-it-i-already-don-t-know-whether-i/)

[Stephen Rea](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-rea/)

> [I don't feel ashamed of my wife's political background, and I don't think she should either. I feel that the people who administered the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-rea/i-don-t-feel-ashamed-of-my-wife-s-political-background-and-i-don-t/)

[Stephen Rea](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-rea/)

> [I have never been to a brothel. I don't think I could go into one.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-rea/i-have-never-been-to-a-brothel-i-don-t-think-i-could-go-into-one/)

[Stephen Rea](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-rea/)

> [You do small movies because the script is good and because you believe in the director. You don't care about the money. And when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-rea/you-do-small-movies-because-the-script-is-good-and-because-you/)

[Stephen Rea](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-rea/)

> [That was the beginning of modern acting for me. You don't have to tell a camera everything. It gets bored if you do and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-rea/that-was-the-beginning-of-modern-acting-for-me-you-don-t-have-to-tell/)

[Stephen Rea](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-rea/)

> [When you're playing the part of a saxophone or a trumpet player, both of which I have done, it would be nice to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-rea/when-you-re-playing-the-part-of-a-saxophone-or-a-trumpet-player-both/)

[Stephen Rea](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-rea/)

> [The worst thing for an actor is a director that gets on your nerves and says things that actually confuse you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-rea/the-worst-thing-for-an-actor-is-a-director-that-gets-on-your-nerves/)

[Stephen Rea](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-rea/)

> [We didn't have a television, so I grew up with books. This isn't to suggest I'm an intellectual, but I do read a lot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-rea/we-didn-t-have-a-television-so-i-grew-up-with-books-this-isn-t-to/)

[Stephen Rea](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-rea/)

> [My kids act all the time and its exactly what I used to do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-rea/my-kids-act-all-the-time-and-its-exactly-what-i-used-to-do/)

[Stephen Rea](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-rea/)

> [I think great art is always ambiguous and can't be pinned down.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-rea/i-think-great-art-is-always-ambiguous-and-can-t-be-pinned-down/)

[Stephen Rea](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-rea/)

> [My kids act all the time and it's exactly what I used to do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-rea/my-kids-act-all-the-time-and-it-s-exactly-what-i-used-to-do/)

[Stephen Rea](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-rea/)

> [If you're playing a lead, you're shaping the movie. When you're playing a supporting role, you've got only a moment to make it count.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-rea/if-you-re-playing-a-lead-you-re-shaping-the-movie-when-you-re-playing/)

[Stephen Rea](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-rea/)

> [You have to know who you are, if you don't you have nightmares.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-rea/you-have-to-know-who-you-are-if-you-don-t-you-have-nightmares/)

[Stephen Rea](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-rea/)

> [I'd like to own a movie camera - a proper one, with film, not a digital thing. Celluloid has more character.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-rea/i-d-like-to-own-a-movie-camera-a-proper-one-with-film-not-a-digital/)

[Stephen Rea](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-rea/)

> [People ask me to smile for the camera, but somehow it always comes out gloomy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-rea/people-ask-me-to-smile-for-the-camera-but-somehow-it-always-comes-out/)

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