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" I just think if you're going to do something, do it properly. "
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Just
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" It's better to think of life as a proper journey with a beginning and an end. Maybe, I can settle for being immortalised on screen. "
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" External beauty is a bizarre thing to me. "
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" I took up drama and did so much extracurricular work, like the National Youth Theatre and Guildhall's Saturday school. Acting is where I felt most comfortable and how I wanted to express myself. "
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" Some people call me Dougie Fresh. I don't know why. "
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" I don't necessarily want to hear about my talent or my greatness as an actor. "
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" I loved 'Harry Potter' growing up. I'm dyslexic and a slow reader, but I could get through the thick ones in days! "
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" You may have a broken heart, but you may find someone else. "
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" When I do my own wardrobe, I try to wear a designer from each of the countries I'm visiting: Tom Ford for New York, Hugo Boss for Germany, Burberry for England. "
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" I like to wake up late, around 11 A.M., especially if I have been out the night before. Then I go to brunch with either my friends or my girlfriend. I then like to just chill out: read the papers, read some scripts and then take it very easy. If it's sunny, I go for a walk with my dog, Niles, in the countryside. "
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" For me, if Shakespeare was around today, he'd be writing screenplays - a big Hollywood movie. "
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" One of the biggest things I used to struggle with was about things like going on holiday. Whereas all your friends can talk about something and plan something all year long, I know that I'm probably going to be away and I'm going to miss all of it. If a job comes up, you just can't be there. "
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" I grew up in London, and that's where I spend most of my time. Unless I have a really good reason not to be, I'll always be in London. "
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" I've met some of the most beautiful women in the world, and I can tell you lots of them are the most unattractive people I've ever met. "
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World
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" When I was younger, I looked a lot older than I was. They have these working laws in England where you have to be 16: if you're over 16, you don't have to be restrained by working hours and things like that. In America, it's actually 18. "
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" I saw 'The Fountain' because my friend came over one day and said, 'This is my favorite movie I've ever seen. Please watch this,' and I watched it, and that was amazing. "
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" It's important to read as much as you can because you never know when you will find the best script that you want to do next. I'm always quite picky in what I read and what I go for. "
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" I would hope I was raised polite and charming. "
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" The 'boy next door' parts I get offered, I don't find interesting. "
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" Articles always end up being about my appearance. I had a conversation with Jude Law: he told me people's obsession with looks goes away after a while. "
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" I can play the trumpet. Before I became an actor, I wanted to be the next Louis Armstrong. I started young and got to grade seven. When I turned 13, everyone started whipping out guitars, looking cool and joining rock bands, so I stopped playing. "
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" On a Friday night, I like to go out because my friends, who have been working normal hours, just want to let go after a stressful week at work. "
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" Romeo and Juliet were stunning and beautiful, but a lot of the other characters surrounding them were caricatures. "
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" I was lucky enough to get a very good agent at the age of 15, and got my first film when I was 16, so it's been rolling on since then. "
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" I remember someone saying to my mom that it must be so glamorous to have a child acting in movies. They had no idea how hard it was for her. "
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" I dreamt of being an actor ever since I was young. "
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" The negative about acting is that you have to spend a great deal of time away from your friends and loved ones, but it's not like working a 9-5 job and only having two or three weeks off a year. I may not have seen my girlfriend for two or three months, but then we can spend two or three months together solidly. "
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" I looked on IMDB, at the message boards there, and someone had posted something about a sheep having more talent than me. "
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