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" I'm a working class lad. So at 25, and with no-one in our family having any theatrical inclination, when I said, 'I'm going to scratch all that and become an actor,' I may as well have said I was going to be a Premiership footballer for the chance I'd have. "

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" I got into acting for the different scenarios and roles and meeting different people. "

" I think because of my background - I went through university and did an academic career and fell into acting - I've never had a game plan for my career because I got into it quite ad hoc. "

" If I had a comfort blanket, I wouldn't have been as passionate and driven. "

" If you rile a tiger, he's going to show his claws. "

" You know if something is good because you remember the lines because it is written so well. The rhythm of the speech is spot on. "

" Obviously, I play a villain in 'Downton Abbey'. As an actor, you want to get a variety of roles, so to be offered the part of Joe, it was perfect. "

" I went to Huddersfield University Business School. That's where I learned my trade. "

" Particularly with internships, you have to work for a year with no money. How on Earth are you going to finance that? "

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" People identify with being heartbroken. We've all been heartbroken, haven't we? I've been dumped, and it feels horrible. "

" Because you've done the horrible jobs, it gives you an even grittier determination to succeed. "

" I would like to do theatre because it scares me, and I think you should do things that scare you. "

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" My girlfriend is a great support, and I've got a big circle of mates who keep my feet on the ground. "

" The reason I'm an actor and am trying to make my way in drama is to move people, to affect people, to gain a response - so these people who come up to you in the street are your audience. "

" I can't watch myself on screen without dying a little bit inside. And there are lots of moments when I think, 'What am I doing as an actor? I can't act!' "

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" Being in 'Coronation Street' is only going to make me a better actor. "

" There's definitely a wave of Brits doing great work on American television, and I wouldn't mind being one of them! "

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" My mom and dad put my brother and sister through university and they were very keen for us to have an academic background just to give us a chance. "