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" The percentage of people that go to drama college in the U.K. is probably just like anywhere in the world. It's a very hard business to work in. They say that, at any one time, there's only 5% of actors in the world that are actually working and getting paid, which is a shocking percentage, really. "

Luke Evans

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

" When you get to work with people like Ian McKellen or directors like Peter Jackson, you sit and watch. "

" I certainly didn't want to make another movie that's 'just another Dracula film.' "

" I've dabbled in period films in my career, and I've enjoyed each one. "

" I look in the mirror, and I don't mind what I see. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" It was never really part of my plan to be in films; it was really sort of a dream. "

" 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. "

" I always wanted to sing, as a child. "

" I'd like to make a film musical. That's really my dream. "

" I moved to Cardiff when I was 17 and never needed a car. When I came to L.A. for my first job there, I needed a car, so I had to pass my driving test. "

" When I didn't get a job, I thought, 'Don't worry, there'll be another one.' I still live by that now. Nothing really fazes me any more. "

" It's just hard to get an independent film made. "

" When I left school, I got a job in a shoe shop and I used to save 15 quid a week and pay for my own singing and acting lessons. "

" Gemma Arterton in 'The Master Builder' at the Almeida - she was absolutely brilliant. Ibsen is difficult and quite hard to follow, but she just brings the stage to life. "

" Peter Jackson is a wonderful man. He's a great director. He's found his niche in life. "

" The gym is somewhere you can go to just forget for an hour what you do for a living, what you are doing on a daily basis. You just turn up and get on with it. "

" There are certain tuxes you can get away with a black tie, but with others, you'd be dishonoring the workmanship if you didn't wear a full bow tie. "

" I had a very lovely childhood, and, being an only child, I'm very close to my mom and my dad. "

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" I think the best directors provide you with a safe environment where they can instill you with confidence and allow you to try things out and not feel like you're failing or that you're doing it wrong. "