Saul Rubinek
Saul Rubinek
Saul Rubinekis a Canadian actor, director, producer and playwright, known for his work in TV, film, and stage. His first roles were in the TV films The Suicide Murdersand Murder Sees the Light. His first film role was in Obsessed. He had roles in notable films including Against All Odds, Oliver Stone's Wall Street, The Bonfire of the Vanities, and the Academy Award-winning Western Unforgiven. Rubinek's first play, Terrible Advice premiered in September 2011. He is also known for his...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth2 July 1948
CityFohrenwald, Germany
CountryCanada
When I went to England on my own, I became a busker. I played guitar for money in Leicester Square. And the guys who are supposedly blind and crippled, who aren't, got me after I'd collected a lot of money, took my money and threatened to break my arm if I ever came back to their 'kip,' their turf.
In my 20s, I was a monk. I was obsessed with theatre, not being famous, not with television. I was 20 years on the stage before I set foot in front of a camera.
In the theatre, as anyone knows who's even done amateur theatre all their lives, you immediately find a family there. Because you're under stress, you're trying to create something, you're putting on a show, you find brothers and sisters right away.
I was raised to be kind. My parents were underdogs. Immigrant Jews. I spoke with an accent. I didn't speak English even - I spoke French and Yiddish mostly. I was picked on.
My parents taught me the way to deal with being picked on was to be compassionate. I had to defend myself physically, but I had to be compassionate and understand the position of those abusing me. I had to figure it out and then rise above it.