Jaye Davidson
Birthday: 21 March 1968, Riverside, California, USA
Birth Name: Alfred Amey
Height: 160 cm
Jaye was born in Riverside, California in 1968 the son of a Ghanaian father and English mother. The family left for England when Jaye was 2 and a half. Jaye left school at 16 and had been alternately ...Show More
I'm unshockable, fortunately - or unfortunately.
I'm unshockable, fortunately - or unfortunately.
About the way homosexuals are perceived in the media: "Some people are so precious -- all this hoo-h Show more
About the way homosexuals are perceived in the media: "Some people are so precious -- all this hoo-ha about bad role models and positive images! Of course gay people are murderers, bigamists, drug addicts and nasty people -- just as much as heterosexual people are all of these things. What it all boils down to is, we are all people, and we all have the same human desires. It just happens that some desires go this way and some desires go that way. It's sad when people are oppressed. But it's a question of rising above it. Personally, mentally and, if you have to, physically. " Hide
I have been involved in physical violence. Absolutely. I am an incredibly strong person and an incre Show more
I have been involved in physical violence. Absolutely. I am an incredibly strong person and an incredibly fast person. And once I do start bashing you about, you will not get up off the floor. It's as simple as that. Hide
[on Stephen Rea, his partner in The Crying Game (1992)] I would imagine that Stephen would have been Show more
[on Stephen Rea, his partner in The Crying Game (1992)] I would imagine that Stephen would have been more uncomfortable with me than I would have been with him. See, I'm from another world from Stephen's life. Stephen is an actor -- a Belfast actor, married with children. And he ends up working with someone like me. I felt sorry for Stephen. I can't speak for him, of course, but I just thought, ''This poor man has to kiss me.'' Hide
Oh, no, I hope I don't win the Oscar. I'm not an actor, and if I won, it wouldn't be fair to the oth Show more
Oh, no, I hope I don't win the Oscar. I'm not an actor, and if I won, it wouldn't be fair to the other people who are actors. Hide
I don't really believe in anything special, but I respect God. I go to church sometimes, but not oft Show more
I don't really believe in anything special, but I respect God. I go to church sometimes, but not often. Hide
The most important thing in my life is to live my life and enjoy it--to do what I think is right and Show more
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. Hide
Do I enjoy wearing dresses? I never, ever did drag. Never.
Do I enjoy wearing dresses? I never, ever did drag. Never.
Very funny. . . It's not because I'm good, it's because it was an interesting role. It was the role Show more
Very funny. . . It's not because I'm good, it's because it was an interesting role. It was the role that was nominated, not me. I really think that most of this is a fluke. - after finding out about his Academy Award nomination Hide
Jaye Davidson's FILMOGRAPHY
as Actor (3)
Jaye Davidson'S roles
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