Tall, gaunt, and particularly effective in horror and drama films--British actor Julian Sands was born in Otley, West Riding of Yorkshire, to Brenda and William Sands. He came to the attention of NBC when the network cast him in the made-for-TV The Sun Also Rises (1984) and then with Anthony Hopkins in the television film A Married Man (1983). ...
Eugenia Citkowitz (m. 1990), Sarah Sands (m. ?–1987)
Children
Henry Sands, Imogen Morley Sands, Natalya Morley Sands
TV Shows
Rose Red, Jackie Chan Adventures, Lipstick Jungle, Bollywood Hero
Star Sign
Capricorn
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I think there is an immense charm and humanity about the Bollywood structure, probably in the way there was about Hollywood film in the '30s and '40s. Somehow they were less distracted about hardware, and more about production values and people, you know?
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If you watch [Lawrence] Olivier's interviews, he has this reptilian tongue; it seems too big for his mouth. My pursuit of that became distracting, so I let it go. The thrill was finding the right pair of glasses.
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Nobody could disappear to their trailer once it was up and running, you were all there on the same stage. It was 10 days of rehearsal and 10 days of shooting, which was very tiring.
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All actors are on the run from some demon or other.
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As a fortysomething actor, you reach a plateau of maturity from which you can really get stuck in.
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I subscribe to that school of thespian - to be a wandering minstrel or traveling player, a thing of rags and patches, of ballads, songs and snatches.
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I'm more enthusiastic and excited about work than ever. I know now what I'm about.
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If one is reported as having set up camp overseas, it's as if one has made oneself unavailable.
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The thing about Mumbai is you go five yards and all of human existence is revealed. It's an incredible cavalcade of life, and I love that.
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There was a time when it would be a great scandal if you announced you were going to be an actor.
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Acting has been gentrified. It's become part of the bourgeoisie. But there was a time when it would be a great scandal if you announced you were going to be an actor.
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Actors have a magic gene within them - I think they're the finest descendants of rogues and vagabonds - and it's all too easily forgotten what the acting legacy is.
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I just love doing broader work - I always get asked to do fairly heavy-duty, intense dramas and interesting, psychologically intense characters. But you know, it's nice to make people laugh sometimes.
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Fact
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Was seen as British Prime Minister Tony Blair in the play "Stuff Happens" at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles. [July 2005]
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He likes running and has been known to run in "Nike" & "Brooks" running shoes.
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Has two young daughters from his second marriage: Natalya Morley Sands (b. August 16th 1996), and Imogen Morley Sands (b. December 31st 1999).
Was introduced to his current wife, Evgenia, by John Malkovich.
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Is married to Guinness heiress Evgenia Citkowitz, whose sister Ivana was actually the daughter of writer Ivan Moffat. Evgenia and Ivana are the granddaughters of the late Maureen [Guinness], Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava, one of a glamorous trio of sisters.