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" I need to try and get away from that brat role, or people are going to think I'm a natural brat. "
Will Poulter
Natural
Going
People
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" I just like the prospect of playing lots of different types of characters and just the opportunity to challenge yourself, do something different and surprise people. "
Will Poulter
Opportunity
Challenge
People
" I think I'm slightly OCD. I'll be desperate to get a part, but as soon as I do, the sense of pride wears off almost immediately, and fear of not doing a good job sets in. I'll think, 'This is a dream come true,' and then, 'It's not OK until I get a good review.' "
Will Poulter
Fear
Think
Pride
" Confidence is the greatest gift for an actor. "
Will Poulter
Gift
Confidence
Actor
" I always wanted to play a 'Batman' villain; that was a big one for me. I may have missed the boat, but I always wanted to do that. "
Will Poulter
Villain
Always
Boat
" This is a business, and no one enters a race not to finish first. I wouldn't say I'm in it for the competition, but I'm certainly not just in it to coast along. I want to be the best I possibly can be. "
Will Poulter
Race
Best
Business
" There's such a thing, if you're a finance man, as hitting the figures you need to hit. But there's no equivalent in acting. It's a creative field. It's subjective. That's what I love about it. "
Will Poulter
Love
Finance
Need
" I think the one thing that I've experienced with American films is just that the size tends to be so much bigger, the budgets have been bigger, the size of the sets have been bigger, the number of people working on them is bigger, but that's not to say that I haven't been able to get close to people or develop good relationships. "
Will Poulter
American
Good
People
" It's difficult to tell whether people are looking at you because they recognise you from your work or just because you're 6 ft. 3 in. and have the eyebrows of Satan. It's difficult to distinguish between the two. "
Will Poulter
People
You
Work
" I love food. I think arguably the thing I'm best at in life is eating food, which is not the best talent in the world, but it's a talent. "
Will Poulter
Talent
Love
Life
" I don't think Tom Hardy has an actual voice of his own. Except maybe the one in 'The Dark Knight Rises,' as Bane. "
Will Poulter
Think
Maybe
Knight
" I've not really been let down by anyone I've admired and then worked with. "
Will Poulter
Really
Been
Down
" I wasn't picked for any of the sports teams at school because I was half the size of everyone else, but now everyone assumes I must have been some sort of rugby player. "
Will Poulter
Size
Everyone
Now
" Everyone in New York wants to move to London, and everyone in London wants to live in New York. A few people want to live in L.A., but I'll never understand that. It's too much for me. "
Will Poulter
Too Much
People
Live
" Somehow I got a place at Bristol University. I'm still waiting for the phone call to say that they made a mistake and got the wrong person. "
Will Poulter
Got
Mistake
Say
" The fact that there aren't more restrictions on the media is disgraceful. "
Will Poulter
Fact
More
Media
" I am the biggest Kanye and Jay Z fan. "
Will Poulter
I Am
Fan
Kanye
" I was lucky that I had friends who have maintained a very regular attitude with me and haven't changed how they interact with me. "
Will Poulter
Me
Attitude
Lucky
" If I could be something other than an actor, I'd be a chef; I've got a big interest in food. I'm a proper fan boy. "
Will Poulter
Big
Got
Food
" I'd like to go to university. I'd like to do a bit of travelling. "
Will Poulter
Like
Go
University
" I would love to do some motion capture work just to be able to challenge myself. "
Will Poulter
Capture
Myself
Work
" I love student life, but I also loved, from a young age, being in a working environment where you are treated as an adult. "
Will Poulter
You
Love
Loved
" There's no other industry in the world where you could spend $100m as frivolously as they do in the film industry. Think about how much good you could do with $100m... it can be spent in 20 minutes on a movie. "
Will Poulter
You
Film
Good
" My dad's a professor of medicine; my mum was a nurse. My little sister is going into healthcare. My older sister is a nurse; my brother's in finance - I'm the runt of the litter. "
Will Poulter
Medicine
Sister
Brother
" High school was interesting. For the most part, I quite enjoyed it. But everyone is trying to find their footing, and school can be a tough environment. Kids can be cruel to each other. It's quite unforgiving at times. "
Will Poulter
High School
School
Tough
" I feel like there's a dangerous culture among young actors of going to posey joints and socialising - not doing hard work. I don't want to go and hang out in Soho House L.A. That's literally my worst nightmare. I'd rather be at home reading scripts. "
Will Poulter
Home
Reading
Culture
" How often do I call my mom? You can never call your mum enough, and I should call my mum more often. But I speak to my mum very regularly and have a close relationship with my parents. "
Will Poulter
Parents
Mom
Relationship
" I think what makes Narnia a magical place is that it offers escapism - escapism from a world that is so different from the reality known by the characters and the reality known by the fans. "
Will Poulter
Think
World
Reality
" I joined the after-school club, School of Comedy, which progressed wildly, and in quite a Hollywood way. It sounds like 'School of Rock', right up to trying to raise money to pay for a venue in Edinburgh. "
Will Poulter
Comedy
Way
Trying
" Themes of redemption, temptation, and faith don't necessarily apply directly to religion. A lot of people find faith in their lives outside of God and still deal with notions of temptation and redemption that aren't religious. "
Will Poulter
God
Temptation
Religion
" The Internet unfortunately means that, although a lot of truth and good stuff can spread as a result of the Internet, I think bad stuff and negativity spreads even more quickly. "
Will Poulter
Think
Good
Internet