I find increasingly that the more extreme are the things going on in your life, the more cultural reference points fail you. More mythical reference points actually help, and you realise that's what myths are for. It's for human beings to process their experience in extremis. Michael Sheen beingculturalexperience share on social
By the time you are 30 you are still trying to make your 15-year-old self happy but you are a different person. You need to be brave and let go of that. Michael Sheen bravehappymake Change image and share on social
Getting older is a struggle. I always feel that just under the surface of acceptance and enjoyment of the ageing process is a terrible hysteria just waiting to burst out. Michael Sheen acceptanceageburst Change image and share on social
Stories have always been the things that entertain me and make me feel happy and sad and move me and give me the experience of being able to live many lives in one lifetime. It's the best thing about being alive. Michael Sheen aliveentertainexperience share on social
In some ways any film that you do has an artificiality about it. Even when you're doing the most kitchen-sinky, gritty, realistic scene you've still got 50 people standing around watching you with cameras and lights and things. Michael Sheen artificialitycamerafilm share on social
If you can define what God is, I can tell you whether I believe in it. Michael Sheen definegod Change image and share on social
I think it's quite tough for people like Tom Cruise where you can never really get away from being Tom Cruise in something. You're so familiar to people and people know so much about your life. Michael Sheen cruisefamiliarlife Change image and share on social
As a general thing, I've always been drawn to characters who appear to be one thing on the surface, but are actually something else underneath. Michael Sheen characterdrawgeneral Change image and share on social
