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" Wales is blessed with some truly magnificent castles, full of history and a must see for visitors. "
Luke Evans
History
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" Every time you get in shape for a role, there's a different way to do it so it doesn't get boring. "
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Different
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" It's hard work just being on set 14 hours a day. "
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Just
Hours
Work
" The first time I was flown to L.A. for a screen test was an incredibly nerve-racking experience. "
Luke Evans
Test
First Time
Experience
" '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. "
Luke Evans
Epic
Incredible
Alone
" I think starting a cinema career late in life has more advantages than disadvantages. "
Luke Evans
Career
Cinema
More
" If I have to look a certain way for something, I know how long it's going to take me do it. "
Luke Evans
Way
Going
Me
" My mother did like to make clothes, and in I think the worst picture I've ever seen of myself - I must have been eight or nine - she'd dressed me in a matching t-shirt and Bermuda shorts ensemble which I think looked like somebody had thrown up all over it. I was so glad when that sewing machine stopped working, I have to say. "
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Picture
Mother
" I just love the sound of a black woman's voice. "
Luke Evans
Just
Love
Woman
" 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. "
Luke Evans
Want
Feel
Nice
" Singing seems to be inherent in Filipino, just as it is in my race. That's why I have this affinity with Filipinos. "
Luke Evans
Filipino
Just
Race
" A longbow takes a massive draw for the arrow to go anywhere. "
Luke Evans
Anywhere
Arrow
Draw
" I felt alive when I read a script and acted out a scene, or sang a song. It was my dream. I'm just very lucky that I'm still doing it and able to earn a living from it. "
Luke Evans
Doing
Dream
Living
" 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. "
Luke Evans
First
Driving
Car
" You have to give everything to every job you do. "
Luke Evans
Give
Every
Everything
" 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
Like
Person
" It's a lovely thing to be able to sing. "
Luke Evans
Lovely
Able
Sing
" Sometimes I eat at, like, 9:30 at night and then go to bed at 10:30 and wake up at 4:00. "
Luke Evans
Eat
Sometimes
Night
" From the big mountains in the north to the valleys in the south, all through my childhood and teenage years, my family would always holiday in Wales. "
Luke Evans
Mountains
Family
Childhood
" You don't want to play the same roles or do the same genre. "
Luke Evans
Want
Play
Genre
" Peter Jackson is a wonderful man. He's a great director. He's found his niche in life. "
Luke Evans
Wonderful
Man
Life
" If you train too much, it can rule your life, and I don't think that's healthy - for men or women. "
Luke Evans
Men
Healthy
You
" I'm basically turning my apartment into an armory. "
Luke Evans
Apartment
Turning
Basically
" It's just hard to get an independent film made. "
Luke Evans
Just
Hard
Independent
" In all honesty, I should have given up this acting lark years ago. "
Luke Evans
Honesty
Acting
Up
" 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. "
Luke Evans
Job
Acting
Week
" 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. "
Luke Evans
Door
School
Thinking
" I had a very difficult upbringing. "
Luke Evans
Had
Upbringing
Very
" Most of the time, you do films and they can be big films, but you are rarely aware of the fan base that comes with it. "
Luke Evans
Most
Aware
Big
" I had a very lovely childhood, and, being an only child, I'm very close to my mom and my dad. "
Luke Evans
Only
Childhood
Child
" In 10 years, I'd love to live near the sea, in a warmer climate. I could see myself with three dogs... and it'd be great to share them with someone else. "
Luke Evans
Live
Love
Myself