Stuart Townsend
Stuart Townsend
Stuart Peter Townsendis an Irish actor and director. His most notable portrayals are of the characters Lestat de Lioncourt in the 2002 film adaptation of Anne Rice's Queen of the Damned, and Dorian Gray in the 2003 film adaptation of Alan Moore's The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen...
NationalityIrish
ProfessionActor
Date of Birth15 December 1972
CountryIreland
almost disc spinal trouble
The slipped disc went almost into the spinal cord. She's fine, but could've been in a lot of trouble.
educating politics
I was really educating myself on the environment, but I didn't realize it was so connected to politics, connected to globalization.
either knew worked
I'd worked with directors who wouldn't collaborate. Then I've also worked with directors who didn't really know what they wanted. I knew I didn't want to be either one of those guys - or girls.
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With directing, you always have three or four things constantly on the go. It's a tough industry and a tough time, particularly if you're doing things a little outside the box or independent features.
happy wedding
There is no wedding. That's not happening. We're very happy and we are together.
life spend trying
Acting is great. You spend your whole life trying to get it right.
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I think the career thing and the actual creativity are sort of at odds with each other, but the creativity is the best thing,
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I don't really go around feeling very Irish at all. I don't go to Irish pubs. I've lived so many places, and I'm still so curious about the bigger world. It's grand to be alive in a time when mobility is so accessible.
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Home is a relative concept for me. I've been in Los Angeles 10 years, and I definitely feel at home here, but I also feel at home in a lot of places. I'm not too attached to anywhere, really. Home is where the people you love are at the time.
love
I do love comedy, I have to say. That's one of the greatest things about being an actor: You get to try new things and play around in different genres.
input actors want
Actors want to be told what to do - they really do. But they also want to have an input and be recognized for that.
realizing environment globalization
I was really educating myself on the environment, but I didnt realize it was so connected to politics, connected to globalization.
real guitar play
In real life I can play guitar, sure, but badly.
teacher dark years
Many times I've called for Marius, but there was no answer. Just the endless procession of days, months, years... My teacher left me to my darkest lesson, that in the end, we are alone, and there is nothing but the cold, dark wasteland of eternity.