Top 40 Theo James Quotes

I have the same friends I’ve had for years and the same family. Unless you love rock n’ roll and Hollywood parties and having your photo taken, I don’t think necessarily things need to change too much.

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.

What I like about the ‘Underworld’ thing is that it’s a mix of cool genres, as well as creating its own message.

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

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

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.

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

I always think that you finish one movie, you start a new one, and you think, ‘OK. I did that last one. Now I’ve learned. I know how this works.’ Then by the end of the movie, you think, ‘No, I don’t, really.’

Naturally, obviously, nudity is a part of life.

I saw ‘Captain America’ in 3D. It’s cool. I liked the beginning. It’s a really good setup.

I was in New Zealand and met this girl. Her sister dared me to bungee jump, so I did! It was a spur-of-the-moment decision – I wanted to impress the girl, and it worked! We were in a relationship after that.

I try to use public transport, always.

Read more. Read every time you go to bed; read in the day – because at least, reading a book, you can’t be distracted by anything else.

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

Inherently, I’m not a huge extrovert, so I actually find interviews and all the glamour to be a bit challenging sometimes.

I watched ‘The Shield.’ That was a big show for me.

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.

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

I just like being present.

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

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?

I want diversity in what I do, as that’s what helps you in the long term. It’s more fulfilling, and you’ll have a longer shelf life as an actor.

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

I’m a bit of a dude. I like meat. But I am buying it more responsibly, where it’s more sourced responsibly.

I’m definitely a joker.

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.’

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.

I find sharing intimate details with people that you don’t know an interesting concept. I like to keep some things to myself.

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

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

I did my share of kid acting, like lots of us do. I even played King Herod when I was 6, but when I got to the end of my school period, that was it.

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.

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.

What is interesting, as well, is how much power homicide detectives have and how much respect. They are kind of rock stars, especially in New York. There are not that many of them.

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

New York cops are very specific in terms of the way they talk and the way they handle themselves. All these cliches that, as an Englishman, I thought were from a bygone era or were a bit of poetic license with cop shows – the more you hang out with them, the more you realize how real that jargon is.

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

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

I think you can tell when a New York show isn’t shot in the city. It’s so iconic and has such a specific energy.

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.