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" If I could play any superhero... my favorite superhero is Spider-Man. Andrew Garfield is wonderful at doing it to the point that I don't think I should play it. "

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" Doing the press has become as much of a job as getting in front of the camera. You have to avoid burnout, avoid saying anything stupid, but still come across as yourself. "

Taron Egerton

Camera

Saying

Stupid

" I used to sculpt a bit as a kid. "

" I want to play real characters rather than young leads in very plotty things. I want variety. "

" I'd love to do something at Marvel, but I don't think I would do a seven-movie deal. That's a bit too much for me. "

" 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. "

Taron Egerton

Big

Wonder

" 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. "

Taron Egerton

Clock

Chance

" I think being busy is a healthy thing. "

" Obviously, you always hope you're going to get on with people you work with. "

" People always say 'humbling,' but I actually think it's quite inflating being nominated for an award. It's wonderful; it's a great feeling. "

" I applied to drama school when I was about 18 and didn't have any luck anywhere. They basically turned me away and said I had a bit of growing up to do. I went back to Aberystwyth and did my growing up by spending eight months working in Peacocks. "

" I've got Colin Firth's number in my phone! "

" If you watch a television show made by accomplished professionals of children's TV, it's all very expressive. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I learned how to ski for 'Eddie the Eagle.' I never skied before. So I had to go out to Germany a couple of weeks early and make sure I could ski. "

Taron Egerton

Eagle

Before

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I'm not interested in being Franchise Boy. "

" 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. "

Taron Egerton

Good Person

People

" If there's one thing I've learnt, it's that I don't think a man ever looks better than when he's in a suit. So I'm wearing them increasingly, not in my personal life, but in my professional life, and I'm really enjoying it. "

" I can afford to get Tesco's finest sandwiches rather than the basic ones. "

" The Strokes are one of my favorite bands... And there's this band called Future Islands that I love. "

" If something appeals, something appeals. I don't think I'm particularly calculated about it. I know I have an alarm bell that goes off in my head where something feels like it has no creative integrity to it at all, and it's just about making money. "

" I don't want to worry about maintaining an air of decorum that's not natural to me. "

" I had dreams of winning Olivier Awards. "

" You go to drama school, and the people you revere and admire are those who work on the London stage, and you hope that's a world that you'll be able to break into and do enough occasional television and small film work to eventually get to the point where you're paying the bills. "

" I've always loved film, and it started with Pixar movies. "

" I grew up with Bond. "

Taron Egerton

Bond

Grew

" I'm into books - I love literature, so I toyed with the idea of being an English teacher. I had a fantastic English teacher at school. I think great English teachers make the world go round. "

Taron Egerton

Great

School

" I want to work with different people, and I would like to work in different places. "