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" I can say I'm not doing 'X-Men.' I love the franchise, and I love the people who make them on and off screen. "
Taron Egerton
Doing
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Off
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" Obviously, you always hope you're going to get on with people you work with. "
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" I feel like I've made good friends with people I've worked with, but in terms of lasting inspiration, it is probably Matthew Vaughn who directed 'Kingsman' who's been really supportive, loyal to me, and been a really good person to work with. "
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" I have absolutely no interest in playing the young male lead around which a story happens. "
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" I don't want to look back at my career and see a string of incredibly commercial projects that don't have much heart. I'm looking for things that have soul. "
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" I don't think I'm going to become Brad Pitt overnight, but I presume if walk down Oxford Street, there is a chance someone might clock me. "
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" The endless teen franchises that come out of Hollywood... more often than not, the central character doesn't have any discernible character traits. They're just the young, good-looking guy who goes on this journey. They're always played by fantastic young actors, but ultimately, they're not very interesting characters. "
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" I want to play real characters rather than young leads in very plotty things. I want variety. "
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" I'm a big Otis Redding fan, Al Green, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye. My hero is David Bowie. But I like the Beatles, the Stones. "
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Like
Wonder
" I want to surprise people and do different things and maybe do something that's not quite financially rewarding. "
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" I'm trying to play parts which are a little more out there, but I want variety. "
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" Doing 'Kingsman' is such hard work. It's so physical and demanding. "
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Hard Work
Physical
" For my money, when you're doing an on-camera performance, unless it's for something particularly stylised, you are, by and large, striving for naturalism. "
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Doing
Striving
You
" I have been in auditions where - because - you're always scared before, but if you let that scared feeling get the better of you or become too much, it could ruin your audition. "
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Too Much
You
Always
" Of course, everyone would like to play a superhero, but this is by no means me saying I would like to go play Cyclops. "
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Everyone
Superhero
Saying
" There are some parts of my life that are wonderful, and it's amazing to get to go to cool events and award shows and things like that, but I think the outside perception is that your life just changes overnight and you wear Dolce and Gabanna suits and drive a Mercedes. But life's just not like that. "
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Cool
Life
My Life
" I like dogs, I just don't choose to spend time with them. "
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Just
Choose
Time
" I want to have fun. I'm not interested in being a serious actor, because I think it's boring, and I think we've got plenty of them. "
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Serious
Think
Fun
" It's quite a thrill to be playing a hero. "
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Quite
Hero
Thrill
" I would have to have some tragedy and romance in my life, but I've actually had a very cushioned, caring upbringing. I'm desperately seeking some edge. Maybe I'll find it one day. "
Taron Egerton
Tragedy
Day
Life
" I only act in films where I've got an A-lister as my mentor. "
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Where
Act
Only
" I always sang in school choirs and went on tours to other countries. I have always loved it. It's a very communal thing, and you really connect with people. "
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Loved
You
School
" I think being busy is a healthy thing. "
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Healthy
Think
Being Busy
" I don't know if I'm quite grizzly enough. My facial hair is still very thin and patchy. I feel someone who plays Wolverine potentially needs testosterone in abundance. "
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Still
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" I did a musical when I was 17, an amateur show, and I loved it. "
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Loved
" I've always loved film, and it started with Pixar movies. "
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" The whole spirit of 'Eddie The Eagle' is that it's the taking part that counts, not the winning. "
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" This is going to sound a bit weird because she's a lot older than I am, but I've got a thing for Meryl Streep. "
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" In school, I always sang in choirs. In fact, I used to do a lot of musicals in the youth theatre that I was a member of between the ages of 16 and 18. "
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" That's the joy of making a movie: watching all the elements come together. "
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Watching