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" I know that everyone wants to know about 'Downton Abbey,' but the truth is that it was only a few days out of my life. Still, you play a distinctive part on a hit series, and everyone suddenly knows who you are. Isn't it crazy how this business works? "

Theo James

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Theo James

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" I've had some strange notes from fans and a few weird gifts. "

" While I find my job as an actor challenging, I also think that there's fun in that challenge. "

" 'Divergent' is a story about people who don't fit into a category - that is a big part of the message - but it's also about conformity and forcing people into these simple archetypes. At the end of the day, humans don't exist like that. We're multifaceted. "

" Let's see... I have a thing for pretty legs. But most importantly, I like confident women. "

" I know I often get a job because of how I look. I hope that I keep the job because of how I act. "

" I've got two brothers and two sisters, so there's five of us and we're all very close, which is cool. "

Theo James

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Brothers

" I had a pretty steep learning curve in film - as I'm still learning. "

" You know what actors are like. You can sometimes be like, 'Darling, darling, we love each other,' but you don't really know them. "

" Every time I come, I'm still amazed at the breadth California has. Big Sur, Yosemite, the desert... I love it. "

" I have the same friends I've had for years and the same family. Unless you love rock n' roll and Hollywood parties and having your photo taken, I don't think necessarily things need to change too much. "

" I was thinking recently, I've always loved the ocean. If I could do it all again, I might do an oceanography degree. You can do ocean archaeology, and I thought that might be fascinating to do - man-made structures, where the sea has risen above the structures. "

" I was in the school plays, I did a lot of music. I carried on through university for short films and loads of plays. "

" New York cops are very specific in terms of the way they talk and the way they handle themselves. "

" Sometimes the nature of a big movie, the nature of the material, the scene doesn't have the richness that you'd want it to. "

" What is interesting, as well, is how much power homicide detectives have and how much respect. They are kind of rock stars, especially in New York. There are not that many of them. "

" Read more. Read every time you go to bed; read in the day - because at least, reading a book, you can't be distracted by anything else. "

" I try to use public transport, always. "

" I don't think I believe in ghosts, per se. But, my nearest experience was when I went on a weekend away and was in a bar in England, years ago, with an ex-girlfriend. I heard this scratching. I was about to go to bed and I was thinking, 'It's an old ghost.' I could hear this noise, but I couldn't work out where it was coming from. "

" I've been part of five different bands in my time. "

" We're in a world where masculinity, especially with these big spectacle movies, is often pushed by rippling six packs and forcing an image down someone's throat trying to prove masculinity. Whereas I think true masculinity comes from having a strong sense of self. "

" I did my share of kid acting, like lots of us do. I even played King Herod when I was 6, but when I got to the end of my school period, that was it. "

" I saw 'Captain America' in 3D. It's cool. I liked the beginning. It's a really good setup. "

" I'd love to do something where I played a musician. "

" Sometimes the best parts are the leading men. But the little parts can be similarly gratifying. "

" I just like being present. "

Theo James

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" People say that New Yorkers aren't friendly, but I think they're more friendly than Londoners. Here there is a front-footed nature of Americans. You can go out on a night out and meet 10 random people and stay in touch with them, whereas that's not going to happen in the same way in London. "

" Sprinting for a full day in Atlanta in midsummer proved very challenging. That humidity is crazy. Georgia is a beautiful state, but the weather is intense. I was warned, but for some reason I thought it would be like L.A. in the summer. The reality? No. "

" I'm a bit of a dude. I like meat. But I am buying it more responsibly, where it's more sourced responsibly. "

Theo James

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