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Born
January 6, 1982 · Westminster, London, England, UK

Birth name
Edward John David Redmayne

Spouse
Hannah Redmayne (December 15, 2014 – present) (2 children)

QUOTES:

[on being an actor] I think all actors have a similar deal. You want some people who understand. Although it looks great – and is great – there are also shoddy moments when you feel really rotten, and when it’s going well, you’re not allowed to complain. Your actor friends will understand the nuances of a painful director, or the loneliness of being… okay, in a beautiful hotel room somewhere exotic. But you’re by yourself for six months, and you’re thinking, “Oh God, I wish I could share it with someone.” I’m trying to buy a house and set some sense of roots because otherwise you’re constantly chasing one job after another, and you look back and you’ve had all these very extraordinary experiences with extraordinary people, but there’s not a line of continuity to it. [Interview with Fran Babb, November 2011]

[on the process of learning lines] That’s what’s been keeping me up at night. What I love about this, though, is that Daniel Day-Lewis and Ryan Gosling have to learn lines, too. Do you know what I mean? However, genius Ryan Gosling is on the ukulele, however brilliant other people are, it’s reassuring to know that even Ben Kingsley has to walk around his room learning lines. It’s the great leveller.

[on his favorite color] The color that Yves Klein does. Wet paint has a luminosity that dies when it dries and it loses the gloss. So Yves created this color scientifically that retains that luminosity. He was a big showman, so he got it copyrighted. The color is called IKB-International Klein Blue. And it sounds all bullshit-y and ridiculous, but when you stand in front of those canvases, the color is sublime and dumbfounding. So that specific color is my favorite color in the world. Are you going to follow this up with a colorblind question? (No, wasn’t planning on it, but if you want to discuss it. [interviewer vs. salisbury]) No, I talk passionately about that color and then people go “But you’re colorblind.” And I go, “I know. I don’t know what I see but I see it and I like it.”.