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Jason Flemyng is a British actor born on September 25, 1966. He is known for his outstanding performances in films and television series, particularly for his roles in the 'Pirates of the Caribbean' and 'X-Men' franchises. Flemyng's acting career began on stage and gradually shifted to the screen, making him a recognizable face in British cinema and television.

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“I'm into the whole skincare thing.”

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“I live in jeans, mainly Wrangler and Nudie. I like them as dark blue as they'll go and tightly woven.”

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“Running has been great for keeping me fit throughout my acting career.”

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“I've got the body of a model and the face of a coal miner.”

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“I'm quite sexy - if you like gingers.”

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“Brad Pitt is great fun. He jokes around all the time and has a real quality about him. On set the director called me over and said, 'Jase, just watch him. Watch him move.' Instead of walking, Brad literally glides. It's incredible.”

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“I'd love to cook. It's something I've got into since I've grown older. I'm mates with Jamie Oliver and he's been a real inspiration. I've cooked for Jamie a few times - most people are too frightened to cook for him. Chefs are really easy to cook for. They're just pleased not to be the one who's cooking.”

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“I do jump behind the bar when we're really busy, but by that point I've usually drunk too much to work.”

Behinds Too Much Busy Bars Drunk

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“My friends decided to open a pub and asked me to be part of it. The day-to-day running is something I know little about. Luckily, I'm the demented figurehead, a kind of mascot. I get all the good stuff - like free pork scratchings - without any of the bad stuff.”

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“A lot of pubs in London are now faceless, expensive yuppy bars. Not like when I was growing up. The pub used to be, and should be, the pillar of community.”

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“You'd phone or knock on the door of your friend or neighbour if they hadn't appeared at your local pub or bar for a few days, just to make sure they weren't dead in the cellar.”

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“All the birds love Touche Eclat. It's a (concealer) pen that gets rid of eye bags. But I'm quite happy otherwise. I train a lot.”

Eye Bird Train Bags Pens Love Bird

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“I'm ginger, so it's hard to rate me”

Hard Rate Ginger

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“If I had to rate myself between one and 10? If you're a gingerist and like ginger guys, I guess I'm a seven, with make-up on maybe an eight. If you're not a gingerist, I'm probably a six, six and a half.”

Ifs Guy Half Six Seven Rate Eight Ginger

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“When I was 17 me and my friend had mopeds. We used to play a game where we would close our eyes and drive while counting to the highest number we could. Once I got to eight, and that was pretty much the most stupid thing I've ever done in my life. I ended up on the other side of the road.”

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“I got up to all sorts of things when I was a kid, but I've managed to take the excessive alcohol and fast vehicle combination out of my life now.”

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“If you grow up poor you're always going to worry about money, no matter how successful or lucky you become. I'm not moaning about what actors get paid - I'm very, very lucky - but the difference between what leading actors get paid and supporting actors get is a lot.”

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“I do six or seven films a year in order to sustain my lifestyle.”

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“I'm a grafter, I like working, but like for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, the film company only paid me for the shooting schedule, which was supposed to last six months. But it lasted 11 months and you don't get paid for extra shooting.”

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“Strange people like chefs, musicians, and politicians affect me.”

People Strange Politician Musician Chef

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“My first paid job was delivering newspapers. The first paid acting job I got was dressing up as Edam cheese and handing out leaflets on London's Oxford Street. I got pushed over by these little herberts and given a good shoe-in.”

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“I'd tax the Daily Mail [if I were a Prime Minister] so high no one could afford to buy it. I hate that paper, I think it's really vicious. I picked one up the other day and every single page is about hate. It's just so negative.”

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“I'd love to play Neil Kinnock. Because of my ginger hair, I thought that was a possibility. He's a hero and a villain in most people's eyes, but I'd like to do that, I think I'd be right for it.”

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“I don't think a day has gone past in 10 years where someone hasn't said, 'What did you do with those guns from Lock, Stock?' And there's pretty much not a week that's gone by where someone hasn't got me to say, 'It's a deal, it's a steal, it's the sale of the f**king century.' Apart from that I get, 'You were brilliant in Notting Hill,' because I look vaguely like Rhys Ifans.”

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“I go into town every day on the tube. I've got an Oyster card.”

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About the Author

Born: September 25, 1966
Known for: Actor
Quotes: 25

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