“I think I got into acting because I kind of had not much else to do! I guess I was kind of looking for something challenging. I heard about the London Theater scene and it was very different from the upbringing that I had and it felt like a challenge. And the whole sort of London Theater schools, I was told that 6,000 apply and there are like 30 accepted to each one. I was like, "Yeah. Let's see if we can do that!"” IfsThinkingKindDifferentWholeSchoolFeltCan DoChallengesActingHeardSceneTheaterYeahLondonAcceptedUpbringing Author:Jeremy Irvine
“I think in this world and this industry, if you let it, it does. And I feel that the people who don't have good friends and family around them are the ones who get a little funny. But I'm very lucky. I have good friends and good family and if I ever stepped out of line, my mom would take me down!” PeopleIfsThinkingWorldFeelsLittlesDoeLinesThis WorldMomIndustryLuckyMy MomTake MeGood FriendFamily And FriendsGood Family Author:Jeremy Irvine
“I think camping is one of those things where if you're forced into it as a child, you'll probably hate it as an adult.” IfsThinkingChildrenHateAdultsCamping Author:Jeremy Irvine
“Nearly every taping or audition has to be in an American accent, so you don't have a choice; you just have to get good at it. I'm sure you can appreciate accents - it's like learning any skill, you have to work at it and work at it and it takes an awful lot of time, until it's muscle memory and you don't have to think about it anymore.” ThinkingChoicesMemoriesSkillsAppreciateAwfulMusclesAccentsAuditionsMuscle Memory Author:Jeremy Irvine
“On the whole, British actors star in theater, and I think there's something quite grounding about that.” ThinkingWholeActorsStarsTheaterBritishGrounding Author:Jeremy Irvine
“Each year we go to the Cannes film festival and I tend to have all my friends pile in the back of my car and we'll drive from London. The poor production company think they're only putting me up and suddenly they've got eight people sleeping on my hotel room floor.” PeopleThinkingYearsFilmSleepPoorRoomsCompanyCarMy FriendsProductionsEightLondonHotelFestivalsHotel RoomsFilm FestivalsCannesCannes Film Festival Author:Jeremy Irvine
“Every time I get a role I think, 'I've actually fooled them again, I can't believe they keep falling for this!” ThinkingBelieveI CanFallRolesFooled Author:Jeremy Irvine
“I think most actors will tell you the same thing; when you're not working you put 100 percent into every audition.” ThinkingActorsPercentAuditions Author:Jeremy Irvine
“I spend a lot of time in L.A., and I think it would probably be easier if I lived there work wise, but there's no city like London, there is so much going on. I can jump on the Tube and be anywhere in 20 minutes, and all my friends and family are here and I'm not prepared to give that up.” IfsThinkingGivingI CanCitiesWiseMinutesEasierMy FriendsPreparedLondonFamily And FriendsTubes Author:Jeremy Irvine
“I think that among my friends I'm known as being a hard worker; I think if you want to be an actor, there can't be any compromise. You have to work all day, every day. It's not a 9-5 job. There's always something to learn.” IfsThinkingWantHardJobsActorsKnownHard WorkMy FriendsWorkersCompromiseHard Worker Author:Jeremy Irvine
