Sir Antony Sher, KBE (born 14 June 1949) is a South African-born British actor, writer and theatre director. Read full biography of Antony Sher →
I have a Woody Allen Jewish attitude to life: that it's all going to be disastrous. That it hasn't all been that way is simply down to some... →
We've all got darkness inside us. And I've got quite a lot of darkness.
I never regret things. It's a really dangerous thing to say, but for anyone involved in the arts, the bad things that happen make for good... →
I'm always very proud of belonging to three minorities: gay, Jewish, white South African.
If I could write a letter to my teenage self, I'd probably say something like: 'You ain't gonna believe what will become of you.'
I love the mixture that's in me. It makes me me. And that's why it's such a shame that people waste energy in denying who they are.
What drew me to acting in the first place was disguise.
As a gay Jewish white South African, I belong to quite a lot of minority groups. You constantly have to question who you are, what you are and... →
I was a weak kid, not good at what all the boys at school were good at and I found that by acting, by being other people, I could liberate myself... →
You don't expect to get the letter saying, Her Majesty would like to appoint you Knight Commander of the British Empire! It was just a completely... →
A lot of good actors tend to be quite introverted as people.
Every play I do, every book I write, every painting I paint, I will struggle with. I don't know what it's like for a project to come easy.
I believe deeply in therapy. There's no one in the world who wouldn't benefit from it.
Sir Antony Sher, KBE (born 14 June 1949) is a South African-born British actor, writer and theatre director.