Michael Sheen

[sweatyannie]

AIBU to be getting fed up with Michael Sheens motivational speeches for anything Welsh ?

Yes. We can all think of a certain Austrian man from the 1920s/30s who was a fabulous orator!

You think its bad?

not worse than hearing “its coming home”

Jesus. Godwin's law on a thread about Michael Sheen. That truly takes some twisted reasoning.

Aww. I deliberately didn't name him. I just think pp had a valid point.

Well I suppose you have a point. Lots of dubious people are or were good orators. Look at Churchill.

I’m totally in to quirky, angry, clever and funny Welshmen (I married one) but Micheal Sheen gives me the ick. The age gap relationship definitely contributes to that. He’s my type and I like the characters he plays but there is something about him that makes me feel uncomfortable.

I love Michael Sheen but sometimes feel he's consciously turned himself into a bit of a Welsh national treasure (am half Welsh so feel qualified to criticise!) and the impassioned speeches kind of go along with that.

He is hugely talented and always comes across as a lovely, kind, decent bloke but yes the 25-year-age-gap relationship is just such a cliche and I thought he was better than that. Especially as the story goes that she was a student who attended a workshop type thing he did at her NY drama school and he got together with her afterwards, she was pregnant within weeks. It's that whole much-older-teacher-and-pupil thing that makes it feel a bit ick.

I mean of course she was a consenting adult - and they've had a second baby this year so clearly intending to make a go of things - but still such a bloody cliche all the same.

I like him, but he and his speeches can do one!
@sweatyannie YANBU!

Well the motivational speeches didn't help us tonight😭

Not Welsh.

Michael Sheen is a his and his speeches are amazing

Like his speeches, but hearing Daffyd Iwan and his beautiful song is ten times better.

Well at least we won't be hearing any more motivational speeches for Wales football !

I admire Michael Sheen for the work he does in the local area - he personally funds some students through drama school (no grants/loans available) so that they can have the same chance as he does (I think 2 other Welsh hollywood stars do the same thing

Also he staged the Passion out of doors in his local town and sponsored/judged a creative writing prize. Probably other things that I am not aware of.

Still find it amazing that Richard Burton, Anthony Hopkins and Sheen all come from the same small area in S Wales

I saw him on stage a couple of years ago in a production of Under Milk Wood. Sadly the production was not a patch on the Guy Masterson solo version or the one with Richard Burton/Elizabeth Taylor.

It’s Dafydd, not Daffyd. Just saying.

no such thing as balalake @balalake its Llyn Tegid.

so with your ignorance i can see why you said Daffyd.

"Jesus. Godwin's law on a thread about Michael Sheen. That truly takes some twisted reasoning."

Welsh people being proud really, really triggers some English people.

"Probably other things that I am not aware of."

Homeless football match. Paying to protect the local Banksy.

I am not triggered by Welsh people being proud. Most of my family is Welsh. I just think that Michael Sheen speech is ott.

You compared him to Hitler! You're well and truly triggered.

Proud Welsh here we just thinking him a bit eccentric and out of date

Why out of date?

I wondered this, too. He's busy working and still garnering acclaim. How is that out of date?

Is it perhaps because he's over 50, so should shut up, go away and put his slippers on, @justasking111 ?

As much as I like Guy Masterson who is related to Richard Burton BTW he is King of the Hams and rolling eyes and spit freckled performances. You should look up his performances on doing a Burton impression using a vase !

Michael Sheen is playing a barrister in the forthcoming Vardy v Rooney dramatisation on C4. Looking forward to it. Bet he doesn't mention Wales.