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" I want diversity in what I do, as that's what helps you in the long term. It's more fulfilling, and you'll have a longer shelf life as an actor. "

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

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" 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. "

" You question, as anybody should, the overarching worth of your profession, right? So that's a question I've often asked myself. "

" 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? "

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

" I just like being present. "

" I find sharing intimate details with people that you don't know an interesting concept. I like to keep some things to myself. "

" Diving into Internet speculation is like playing with the devil. It's tempting, of course. "

" 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'm definitely a joker. "

" Inherently, I'm not a huge extrovert, so I actually find interviews and all the glamour to be a bit challenging sometimes. "

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

" I did some British TV and bits and bobs here and there. I've been lucky. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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" '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. "

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