Linus Roache
Linus Roache
Linus William Roacheis an English actor...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth1 February 1964
acting business childhood count drama entire few life parents performing plus shows surrounded three tv
If you count my childhood appearances in a few TV shows and being the son of two well-known actor parents in the U.K., plus three years of drama school, you could say that I've been pretty much surrounded by the business of acting and performing my entire life.
wash
I'd be willing to do anything. I'm not precious. I'd wash dishes.
believe die ethos fact human quite sake shocking themselves warriors
The Vikings themselves are fascinating creatures. They're human beings, of course, but their ethos are so different from ours. The fact that they live as warriors - their willingness to die for the sake of what they believe in - is quite shocking to us, and it's fascinating to see.
days hours life living seven wanting
A spiritual life is 24 hours a day, seven days a week. How do you live? What's true? How do you respond? It's not about living by beliefs; it's about wanting to know.
actual bit concept confused directed disaster evil good heard himself master modern pilot shot thriller title
I shot a pilot for ABC, which I'm a bit confused about what the actual title is - I heard it was called 'Chosen.' It's directed by Roland Emmerich - the master of disaster himself - and it's his idea and concept for the show that's a supernatural thriller about good and evil set in contemporary modern day New York.
giving-up integrity writing
When you've got good writing, you can kind of give up all the research, in a way, and start just following the emotional integrity of the journey of your character.
scripts layers scene
Every time you get a script and you have a scene, you start mining out how many layers there are within it.
jobs self play
You can't play everything you learn, anyway. You just try to bring it all on-board and use what's useful. In the end, it's your job to own the role and, in the end, you are playing certain aspects of your own self, even.
trying actors might
As an actor, when you're actually trying to embody what it would be like to just know that everyone's at your beck and call, it's quite a thing to absorb what that might be like and what that would do.
moving love-is pieces
I just love variety. I love being able to do different things. Do period pieces and sci-fi. I love being able to move between genres and be flexible.
dad criticism belief
Dad has always been - and still is - a great influence on me. He has always stood up for spirit, staying true to his beliefs... and I like to do the same with regard to my own true beliefs, regardless of potential criticism or mockery.