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> [At heart, this job is about continuing to make great theatre for the people of Sheffield - a city I've known and loved since childhood.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-west/at-heart-this-job-is-about-continuing-to-make-great-theatre-for-the/)

[Samuel West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-west/)

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## More by Samuel West

> [At heart, this job is about continuing to make great theatre for the people of Sheffield - a city I've known and loved since…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-west/at-heart-this-job-is-about-continuing-to-make-great-theatre-for-the/)

[Samuel West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-west/)

> [When you are in a bad production there are two things you can do. You can do your best or you can leave. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-west/when-you-are-in-a-bad-production-there-are-two-things-you-can-do-you/)

[Samuel West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-west/)

> [I mean I think children love the idea that there are different viewpoints and different words for things and different worlds. And the more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-west/i-mean-i-think-children-love-the-idea-that-there-are-different/)

[Samuel West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-west/)

> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-west/when-people-say-if-i-had-my-life-over-again-i-wouldn-t-do-anything/)

[Samuel West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-west/)

> [It is our duty to endeavor always to promote the general good; to do to all as we would be willing to be done…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-west/it-is-our-duty-to-endeavor-always-to-promote-the-general-good-to-do/)

[Samuel West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-west/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-west/i-m-not-very-good-at-relaxing-reading-s-the-main-thing-on-the-bus-on/)

[Samuel West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-west/)

> [I did start reading quite young but I was always read to by my parents, who are both actors. Bedtime stories from when I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-west/i-did-start-reading-quite-young-but-i-was-always-read-to-by-my/)

[Samuel West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-west/)

> [I really do think the things that make our society what it is are under threat. It should be about everyone having the potential…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-west/i-really-do-think-the-things-that-make-our-society-what-it-is-are/)

[Samuel West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-west/)

> [The idea that if you are very clever you shouldn't be an actor would be laughable in Russia.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-west/the-idea-that-if-you-are-very-clever-you-shouldn-t-be-an-actor-would/)

[Samuel West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-west/)

> [Im lucky enough to work with, I think, the greatest writer theres ever been, Shakespeare. Whose collected works would always be under my pillow…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-west/im-lucky-enough-to-work-with-i-think-the-greatest-writer-theres-ever/)

[Samuel West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-west/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-west/books-don-t-exist-unless-you-read-them-and-it-s-a-two-way-process-you/)

[Samuel West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-west/)

> [Most good art is left wing. It's a moot point whether there is any good right-wing art.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-west/most-good-art-is-left-wing-it-s-a-moot-point-whether-there-is-any/)

[Samuel West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-west/)

> [I am a coward, basically, but one of the things about acting is that you are always putting yourself through yet another test.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-west/i-am-a-coward-basically-but-one-of-the-things-about-acting-is-that/)

[Samuel West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-west/)

> [We'll be back. I promise you that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-west/we-ll-be-back-i-promise-you-that/)

[Samuel West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-west/)

> [Stamps from Afghanistan are hilarious. You can tell when the revolutions are because suddenly they stop having pictures of the mullahs and the independence…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-west/stamps-from-afghanistan-are-hilarious-you-can-tell-when-the/)

[Samuel West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-west/)

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