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" I've got two cows licks; when I was a kid, all the boys in school used to have curtains, and my hair never used to do that, ever! I always used to try, and I always looked like the geek. "

Luke Evans

Hair

Always

Try

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Luke Evans

Way

Going

" A watch is a fashion statement, and it says something about the person wearing it. "

" A guy's biggest style mistake is definitely trying to look too cool. As long as you've got a good pair of jeans, a good pair of boots and a few good shirts, you're fine. "

" Vampires were always able to transform into creatures of the night. The dark creatures like bats have always been associated with vampires and using the darkness to their own advantage. "

" I come from a country that lives and breathes rugby, and I didn't think there would be anywhere else in the world that could be the same. But New Zealand takes it to another dimension. It's extraordinary how much passion Kiwis have for the game. "

" I do like Jason Statham as a person and as an actor. I think he's a great performer, and he delivers every time. "

Luke Evans

Great

Person

" I'm basically turning my apartment into an armory. "

" I would love to be able to tap dance. "

" If you train too much, it can rule your life, and I don't think that's healthy - for men or women. "

" I always find cardio the most monotonous. Running on a treadmill shows me why hamsters are so crazy. "

" Everybody knows about Peter Jackson, 'The Hobbit' movies and 'The Lord of the Rings' films being made in New Zealand, and to actually have been part of it for such a long period, to live there and to have friends that I will have for life because of that experience, is an amazing thing. "

" I research the role, and if it's a literary character, I read the book, and if it's an historical figure, I research documents and biographies. If it's a fictional character, I work off the script. "

" I've had some pretty awful jobs that I don't miss, like working on a nightclub door, or compiling VIP lists at 3 A.M. in the morning, but sometimes it's just got to be done. "

" I think every role you take on, you should take on the responsibility of doing the best representation of that person or that character or that role. When it is a human being that has actually existed, and it is a person that people know of, yeah, you feel an even more amount of pressure to do a good job. "

" I think sandals should be burnt. I hate them - purge them! "

" I think heroes are the people that go into houses when they're on fire and save people in hospitals. "

Luke Evans

People

Heroes

" If you're gonna start a story, you start from the beginning, right? "

" I was often looked at as a leper by kids at school because I was a Jehovah's Witness. They didn't like it - you were 'weird'. And on Saturday mornings, you'd be knocking at their doors. I remember standing there with my mum and dad, thinking, 'Oh my God, I know whose door this is, and I'll have to see them on Monday.' It was terrible. "

" Voices are always a challenge. I always have to work at each accent I do. "

" Basically, Apollo was more of a mediator between Zeus in Olympus and Perseus on Earth. He played much more of an active role. "

" My trainer is with me all day. We train before I come to work, and then I just keep training all day. "

Luke Evans

Training

Day

" I don't think you should spend that much time in the gym. Don't sit around between sets too long. If you want to burn some calories, keep the sets tight. Give yourself 30 seconds to a minute between each set. Supersetting is brilliant. "

" 'The Desolation of Smaug' stands alone as an action/adventure epic movie. It's visually stunning, and the 3D is incredible. Plus, it's directed by Peter Jackson, and he's extraordinary. "

" In theater, you sometimes can only do one or two jobs a year because they're long periods. In film, you can shoot so many. It's quite interesting. "

" It's good for your body to have a break. Even when you're training, you have to have a cheat day every week. The body reacts better to training if you give it intervals of not training, or you relax the diet. "

" I understand, certain scenes have to have a lot of takes. As an actor, I think it's quite nice to have a handful of takes, because you don't want to do it once or twice; I think once or twice sometimes is quite terrifying because you don't really feel like you've given them what you want. "

" One funny thing is, though, I wear my watch on my right hand and I'm actually right-handed. People always wonder why - I don't know myself, I've just always done it that way and I like it the way a good watch fits on my right wrist. "