My first experience on a feature film was with Shane Meadows on 'This Is England.' Votes: 15
I'm actually a hippy in real life. I had three dreadlocks on the back of my head once. They were spawning. Votes: 9
I was a youngster looking up to dudes like Vicky McClure, Joe Dempsie and Michael Socha - in fact, he was a big influence on how I was able to detach drama from the all-singing, all-dancing stigma. Votes: 8
I want to create a body of work that is entertaining and speaks to people for a long time. Longer than my life span. Votes: 7
I find the education I got from living in Derby and being streetwise and knowing the people that I know, the lessons that I had to learn growing up, have set me in good stead for this kind of working life. Votes: 6
I wanted to join the Army when football failed. That was my only realistic form of making an honest living. Votes: 6
I've had the good fortune of studying the 17th-century art of Amsterdam in preparation for a film. Votes: 5
If I'm among my boys or people I've grown up with, I can be immature. Votes: 4
Since I started acting, I've always been aware of the sort of 'beastly entity' that is America and Hollywood, and semi-consciously, I devised a kind of route in - I'd seen a lot of people try and fail. Votes: 3
Reading scripts is actually quite a relaxing part of the job. Strangely relaxing. This is a whole different ball game. Votes: 3
It's an old story, really: seduced and corrupted, in the end, by an obsessive love for the text. Votes: 2
I like the ideology of there being no such thing as perfection. But I'm of the opinion that I have witnessed perfection at various times, especially in art. Votes: 1
I'd be lying if I said I never think about my female fans in certain shots and certain scenes. Like, when I'm topless, I might think: 'This one is for the ladies.' Votes: 0
The way America appreciates cinema is different from anywhere in the world. It's celebrated and supported. I don't just mean by the individuals, but financially as well people are throwing money at certain projects. Votes: 0
Certain jobs [films] are for the business really, because they get an audience, they get a global audience. Certain jobs are as an artist. If I can keep moving forward and strike some form of balance between them two, then I'm going to feel content. Votes: 0