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Alex Pettyfer

Profession : Actor

Birth : April 10, 1990

'I Am Number Four' is an action-packed adventure entwined with a romantic story. I play the role of John Smith. John wants to be a normal kid, but he is from a different planet and he has been given this destiny of becoming a warrior.

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Look, every actor has a different way of preparing or creating a character and yeah, we all are from different backgrounds.

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I think most actors are insecure and scared of rejection.

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My favourite books are Charles Bukowski's 'Post Office' and 'Women.'

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I've heard I've been called a bad boy, or difficult.

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Los Angeles is a very magical place when you take the entertainment industry out of it. You have beautiful beaches and amazing mountains here. I'm a big rock climber. I head out into the mountains whenever I have free time. It's amazing.

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'I Am Number Four' is a great story about a guy who's trying to find his destiny and figure out who he is and his identity.

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I wish I had some interesting stories about living in L.A., but mostly I just do my work and then go home.

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I'm very ambitious. I live in reality but I have dreams I want to fulfill - I want to be a director, and I've already started my own production company. But I also have a measure of success that I keep to myself. It's something very personal to me.

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I prefer to play the bad guy - it gives you more freedom as an actor.

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I'm too scared to perform onstage. I'm not very good with big crowds.

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I've learned by watching films that inspired me and people who inspired me like Robert Redford and Paul Newman. I love old school acting. I love subtlety, and I also love being spontaneous, and that's really what works for me.

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My dad's one of my biggest heroes. I also think Paul Newman's an inspiration. I know a lot of people say that, but I love that he's a great role model and a humanitarian. I admire people who don't necessarily want to change the world, but try to make it a better environment.

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I want to have lots of bodyguards around me and be surrounded by beautiful women while watching my brother play at Wimbledon.

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I'm the gypsy man. I don't really live anywhere. I've got a roof over my head in Los Angeles, and I've got a lot of friends everywhere.

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I did a modeling gig for Burberry once, and it was a great experience, but no I am not a model. I want to be a model because it's a lot easier than acting.

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Being an actor in L.A. is like being in prison: you go, you serve your time, you try to replicate Johnny Depp's career - and then you move to Paris.

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I jumped off a cliff backwards for 'I Am Number Four,' which was pretty cool. I'd never done that before. It took seven takes from different angles and luckily there were no injuries. I came close, though. My head nearly hit the rock at one point.

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I think you have to be very secure as an actor to escape yourself - to revisit someone's past, whether you're portraying another person or creating someone, and then to come back to who you are and not bring those emotions with you.

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I'm forever a Pittsburgh Pirates fan. Apparently I've picked the worst baseball team in the world.

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