Rupert Everett quotes

Rupert Everett is an English actor, writer, and singer, renowned for his roles in films such as "My Best Friend's Wedding" and "An Ideal Husband." His career spans stage, film, and television, earning him critical acclaim and a distinctive presence in the entertainment industry. He has also been recognized for his openly gay identity and contributions to LGBTQ+ representation. Here are 48 of his quotes:

To be a soldier one needs that special gene, that extra something, that enables a person to jump into one on one combat, something, after all, that is unimaginable to most of us, as we are simply not brave enough. (Rupert Everett)
The thing about lying is, it is quite exhausting - you have to remember a lot. View quote
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I am mystified by my heterosexual affairs - but then I am mystified by most of my relationships. View quote
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It's amazing the clarity that comes with psychotic jealousy. View quote
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The fact is that you could not be, and still cannot be, a 25-year-old homosexual trying to make it in the British film business or the American film business or even the Italian film business. It just doesn't work and you're going to hit a brick wall at some point. View quote
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I went to boarding school at seven and cried and cried. View quote
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I smell of sweat. I don't like people smelling of all these weird things. I think deodorant is disgusting. View quote
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There's still a great deal of bias about homosexuality. View quote
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Being in Hollywood is like being in the Christian right these days. View quote
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Honestly, I would not advise any actor necessarily, if he was really thinking of his career, to come out. View quote
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There's still a tremendous amount of homophobia in our culture. It's regrettable, it's stupid, it's heartless, and it's immoral, but there it is. (Rupert Everett)
If you're an actor, there's going to be a sense of fantasy about yourself, especially in the celebrity world we live in today. You give the illusion of being in control, sexy, at ease, with never a difficult moment. Those are the basic lies that all celebrities tell. For me, they're the more dangerous lies to come to terms with. View quote
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Actors make bad lovers. Their most important kiss is for the camera. Not in a superficial way, in a really deep way. They can only give everything if they know someone is going to shout cut! View quote
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My idea of a holiday was following my family up the hill with my pekinese, who would skip over the heather in front of me. View quote
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I've never been any good with authority. View quote
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I'm not a great poetry fan. View quote
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You're not allowed to be an eccentric in the world, you have to fit it. View quote
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I seem to have been everywhere in the last 30 years, maybe not in the epicenter but flying around the periphery of extraordinary events and equally extraordinary people. View quote
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You cannot be politically correct in a war. View quote
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Starbucks is spreading like a cancer. View quote
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I don't think I've ever tried to change anyone. I don't have the energy. (Rupert Everett)
I'm not really a political animal but I am rather fascinated by the meltdown of England and America. In the end, it seems as if America might come out of it, but I'm not sure if England is ever going to recover. View quote
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I am at that age when you panic at the slightest thing. View quote
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These awful middle-class queens - which is what the gay movement has become - are so tiresome. It's all Abercrombie & Fitch and strollers. View quote
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If I did have the impulse to be a parent, I would adopt - or foster. View quote
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