Within two years, Mr. Sands had worked with Mr. Ivory and Mr. Russell, two directors with wildly different styles. “James Ivory is like an Indian miniaturist, and Ken Russell is a graffiti artist,” Mr. Sands told The Times. “Happily, Figgis has chosen well, with Sands effortlessly carrying by far the most demanding role of a man of isolating self-absorption.”Julian Richard Morley Sands was born on Jan. 4, 1958, in Otley, England, to Richard and Brenda Sands and grew up in nearby Gargrave. He began acting as a child, inspired in part by his mother’s work in amateur theater. When he was 6, he told The Yorkshire Post in 2013, he appeared in a play; his first line was “My master, the great Aladdin.”

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Persons: Sands, Ivory, Russell, “ James Ivory, Ken Russell, ”, Mike Figgis, Figgis, Adam, ., ” Kevin Thomas, ” Julian Richard Morley Sands, Richard, Brenda Sands Organizations: Mr, Times, Vegas, Los Angeles Times, Yorkshire Post Locations: British, Otley , England, Gargrave