Kiefer Sutherland: 25 Things You Don’t Know About Me

Kiefer Sutherland: 25
Things You Don’t Know
About Me (I Was Held
At Gunpoint)

Kiefer Sutherland may be best known for his
starring role in the hit Fox series 24, but the actor
is also passionate about creating music – he
recently made an album, Down in a Hole, and
even had a record label back in the day. He
revealed even more music secrets when he sat
down with Us Weekly for this list of 25 things you
don’t know about him. You can catch Sutherland,
49, in his new show, Designated Survivor , which
airs on ABC on Sept. 21 at 10 p.m.
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1. I recently made an album called Down in a
Hole. I took a couple of songs out of maybe 15
or 20 that I had. Then I approached my friend
Jude Cole and said, “I’d like to record these
songs. Would you help me?”
2. I had a small record label for about 10 years
with Jude. We ended up signing seven or eight
bands.
3. Johnny Cash, Queen, AC/DC and Don Henley
are some of my musical influences.
4. About 11 years ago, I was held up at gunpoint
by two guys while walking my dog. I was on the
ground and I thought, If I die here, I’m going to
be really pissed.
5. The one thing I said to them was “Please don’t
shoot my dog.”
6. I’m a producer on the new 24 reboot.
7. As much as I loved playing Jack Bauer, I’m not
him. I’m not as tough.
8. Last year i made a small film in NYC with
Michelle Pfeiffer called Beat-Up Little Seagull.
9. My 50th birthday is in December. I have a
feeling my twin sister, Rachel , is going to drag me
out of my house to celebrate.
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10. Otherwise, I would do absolutely nothing.
11. The most beautiful thing I’ve seen is my
daughter, Sarah [now 28], when she was born.
12. In all fairness, she was swaddled up, but
yeah, she took my breath away.
13. I had Sarah when I was 20. The whole
pregnancy, I thought I was going to be the
greatest dad. The moments before she was born,
I realized the reality of what I needed to be for
my daughter. That was a really scary moment.
14. I wish I could have written David Bowie ’s
“Changes.” If you get to write one song like that,
you could stop. Thank God David Bowie didn’t.
15. There’s a real stigma attached to an actor
doing music. I wouldn’t have considered making
an album when I was 25. I was way too insecure.
16. People probably think I’m taller than I am [5-
foot-9].
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17. I’d love to have played with Merle Haggard .
18. Songwriting is cathartic and helps me put
things into perspective.
19. I have my awards in a cabinet in a room, off
to the side. The truth is I was grateful that
someone had thought of me.
20. I don’t use them as a doorstop, which I guess
is the cool answer.
21. People still come up to me and thank me for
The Lost Boys .
22. I don’t watch my own movies.
23. The most important characteristics in a
person are generosity and compassion. I work on
it.
24. I can be impatient. I also work on that.
25. After reading the Designated Survivor pilot
script, I realized I was holding the next 10 years
of my life in my hands.