I did a lot of acting, funnily enough, unprofessionally, as a kid. From when I was 10 years old until I was about 19, I was always doing little sketches with my friends, and doing different accents and voices. Sharlto Copley accentactfriend share on social
In America, people really struggle with my name, so I don't have a nickname as such. I've had Sharlito, Sheldon, Charldo, really interesting variations on the name. Some of them can get it, but many can't. Sharlto Copley americacharldohave share on social
I'm not particularly fond of playing villains. I do want to be a working actor, and I've had to look at what was offered to me, what roles I could get, and what I could do with them. Even though I'm not drawn to putting those kinds of darker characters out there, I think it's an interesting challenge. Sharlto Copley actorchallengecharacter share on social
I think every soft child in the world gets damaged. All of of us come into the world and get damaged. It's just a matter of how much. Sharlto Copley childdamagematter Change image and share on social
I walked out of... was it 'Stardust?' That thing with the witches? I was so looking forward to it, but I just couldn't handle it, man. Ten minutes in, and I was gone. I didn't have to walk out of 'Transformers 2' because I didn't go. I loved the first 'Transformers.' I loved it, but I heard too many of my friends walked out of the second one. Sharlto Copley forwardfriendhandle share on social
To some degree, Hollywood doesn't know what to do with me because the characters I do are so different. But hopefully, that will give me longevity. Sharlto Copley characterdegreegive Change image and share on social
You need that marketing power. You need to go do the interviews. You need to put yourself out there and risk and be open to the fact that people are going to not like you, and they are just going to rip you apart, and whatever you say in an interview can get quoted out of context. Sharlto Copley contextfactinterview share on social
Interestingly enough, the game I played the most ever was Street Fighter II, back in the day. That would probably still stick as one of my favourite games. Just being a bit of an '80s guy. Sharlto Copley 80sbackbite Change image and share on social