Top 13 Quotes & Sayings by Jaye Davidson

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American actor Jaye Davidson.
Last updated on November 21, 2024.
Jaye Davidson

Jaye Davidson is an English model, fashion stylist, and retired actor. He made his acting debut as the transgender woman Dil in the thriller film The Crying Game (1992), for which he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. Following his breakthrough, he portrayed the villainous Ra in the commercially successful science fiction film Stargate (1994). Davidson retired from acting afterwards, disliking the fame that the roles brought him.

I'm unshockable, fortunately - or unfortunately.
I don't really believe in anything special, but I respect God. I go to church sometimes, but not often.
I wanted to work in the arts. My dream come true would be to be an architectural historian and work with the royal palaces and all the fabulous art collections. But I'm not committed enough.
I think it's so strange that certain people think they know you because you've been in a film. It's very flattering, but it's also very scary. — © Jaye Davidson
I think it's so strange that certain people think they know you because you've been in a film. It's very flattering, but it's also very scary.
I don't have a brilliant body at all. I've got very broad shoulders. I've got very big feet. I've also got a very muscular neck.
I was a fashion assistant. I bought the fabric. I made sure that everything was smooth in the workroom. And I scrambled all over London on the Tube looking for buttons. It was great.
The reason I haven't got an agent is so that no one can contact me to offer me a film part. In case I'm tempted to do something I'll regret later.
I am an incredibly strong person and an incredibly fast person.
The most important thing in my life is to live my life and enjoy it - to do what I think is right and what I think is good.
I'm creative in my own life. I'm creative when I step out the door. I'm creative when I pick up a glass. Do you know what I mean? I'm one of those dreadful people who probably should have been born at the end of the 19th century and been in cafe society. That would have suited me fine.
We grew up in a very strange world, because my mother was up against it all when she had three black children.
I'm unshockable, fortunately -- or unfortunately.
The most important thing in my life is to live my life and enjoy it--to do what I think is right and what I think is good.
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