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" People say that New Yorkers aren't friendly, but I think they're more friendly than Londoners. Here there is a front-footed nature of Americans. You can go out on a night out and meet 10 random people and stay in touch with them, whereas that's not going to happen in the same way in London. "

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" 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. "

Theo James

World

True

Think

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

" I think the best way to become a character is by osmosis as opposed to thinking directly about stuff. "

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

" British shows, especially on a first commission, don't get the cash that the U.S. shows get. "

" New York cops are very specific in terms of the way they talk and the way they handle themselves. "

" Sometimes the best parts are the leading men. But the little parts can be similarly gratifying. "

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

" One of my fears would be getting torn apart by a great white shark. I love the ocean, but I always have this deep fear of getting torn apart by a great whitey. "

" 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? "

" Sometimes the nature of a big movie, the nature of the material, the scene doesn't have the richness that you'd want it to. "

" I know I often get a job because of how I look. I hope that I keep the job because of how I act. "

" If you don't finish a day of stunts with a lot of bruises, you feel like you haven't done it right. "

" I was in the school plays, I did a lot of music. I carried on through university for short films and loads of plays. "

" I watched 'The Shield.' That was a big show for me. "

" Sprinting for a full day in Atlanta in midsummer proved very challenging. That humidity is crazy. Georgia is a beautiful state, but the weather is intense. I was warned, but for some reason I thought it would be like L.A. in the summer. The reality? No. "

" 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. "

" I know there's Brooklyn and all the boroughs, but Manhattan specifically is so condensed that the energy is very vibrant. Everywhere you look there is something happening. "

" To me, the difference between New York and London is that things are boring and staid in London. "

Theo James

New York

London

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

" Let's see... I have a thing for pretty legs. But most importantly, I like confident women. "

" I've got two brothers and two sisters, so there's five of us and we're all very close, which is cool. "

Theo James

Got

Brothers

" Working with Woody Allen was extremely gratifying. He has such a vast catalog of great work that doing one of his films was somewhat unreal. "

" In Britain, you do your job. When you do an American TV show, there is a sense of being one with the crew, and there is a leadership element, which was a learning curve for me because it is very different culturally. In Britain, you just do it, leave and say, 'Thanks.' "

Theo James

Job

American

" 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. "

" While I find my job as an actor challenging, I also think that there's fun in that challenge. "

" Every time I come, I'm still amazed at the breadth California has. Big Sur, Yosemite, the desert... I love it. "

" I just like being present. "

Theo James

Being

Just

" There were times I when I'd go out and have some fun, but I wouldn't say I was a 'playa.' "

" I'm definitely a joker. "

Theo James

Joker

Definitely