I did start reading quite young but I was always read to by my parents, who are both actors. Bedtime stories from when I was about two/three to when I was about 15. In fact they didn’t stop until I eventually kind of kicked them out of my bedroom.
Meaning of the quote
Samuel West started reading very early, but his parents, who were both actors, would always read stories to him before bedtime. They continued this tradition from when he was around 2 or 3 years old until he was about 15 years old. In fact, they kept reading to him until he eventually asked them to stop and leave his bedroom.
About Samuel West
Samuel West is an acclaimed English actor, theatre director, and narrator who has earned numerous award nominations for his work in film, television, and stage productions. He is best known for his roles in adaptations of classic literature and historical dramas, as well as his narration of documentary series about World War II.
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I mean I think children love the idea that there are different viewpoints and different words for things and different worlds. And the more that they pretend to be other people, the harder it is for them to hate them and misunderstand them when they grow up.
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We’ll be back. I promise you that.
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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 mean, I don’t think there’s a moment of the day when I wouldn’t be if I was left alone.
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It would’ve been hard to do something else, to as it were, run away from the circus and become an accountant.
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I’m lucky enough to work with, I think, the greatest writer there’s ever been, Shakespeare. Whose collected works would always be under my pillow if I was only ever allowed one book to keep, and who never bores me.
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I did start reading quite young but I was always read to by my parents, who are both actors. Bedtime stories from when I was about two/three to when I was about 15. In fact they didn’t stop until I eventually kind of kicked them out of my bedroom.
British actor and director