Ben Barnes Quotes

Jeff Bridges is one of my favorite actors in the history of ever.

Never agree to say or do anything that isn't you.

I would like to work with whoever would like to have me.

I'd rather be shot than be seen falling out of some trendy club.

We live in a youth-obsessed, aesthetically obsessed culture. That is no more evident than in the film industry.

I want to take advantage of any popularity I have.

I'm not really an animal person.

My dad is a doctor, a professor of psychiatry, and my mum is a psychotherapist.

I can't run. I start getting twinges. If I were filmed running, it would be awful.

I want to play characters that are interesting to watch.

I'm probably a little too uninhibited.

I always looked really young for my age. And once I hit 23, 24 and 25, I was then allowed to play the cool 18-year-olds and stuff.

I think escapism is very important, certainly in my life. I love nothing more than escaping into the world of a film or a novel. To be involved in creating that for other people is a privilege.

I actually went to university.

I am comfortable playing the fool, I think.

I'm not that kind of Bob Dylan, tortured creative.

I have done lots of music projects in my life and some of them I am more proud of than others.

I don't really know who I am as an actor: the best thing would be to experiment with it for the next 30 years and never really find out.

Most actors are drawn towards historical tellings because it's one of the most simple forms of storytelling.

When you're doing a film, people are always telling you exactly what to do. Literally, your own decisions are taken away from you.

I didn't have any pets growing up.

Half my fan mail comes from Japan.

When I was at school, I was in choirs more than anything else, from a very young age, about 9 years old. And then I started taking drum lessons.

I only remember the end of my dreams, like waking up at a steering wheel, or falling.

I think if actors don't think of themselves as funny in real life they think they can't do comedy.

I swim a lot. I swim most days.

I love music, and I love singing.

I don't really see the point in making a film unless you can think of a good reason to do it.

Maybe Oliver Stone doesn't lend himself well to remakes or sequels, because he does them so well the first time.