Rob James-Collier Quotes

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Rob James-Collier

Profession : Actor

Birth : September 23, 1976

Beverly Hills is too intimidating. Everyone's got lovely teeth, so you don't want to smile. Everyone's ripped, so you start working out at 4 in the morning and eating egg white omelets.

Rob James-Collier

My mom and dad put my brother and sister through university and they were very keen for us to have an academic background just to give us a chance.

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The devil always has the better tunes!

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Particularly with internships, you have to work for a year with no money. How on Earth are you going to finance that?

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Most actors will tell you that villains are the most interesting to play.

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It's hard being gay in Edwardian times.

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You don't buy evil characters lattes. That's not normal behavior.

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There's definitely a wave of Brits doing great work on American television, and I wouldn't mind being one of them!

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I think because of my background - I went through university and did an academic career and fell into acting - I've never had a game plan for my career because I got into it quite ad hoc.

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Sometimes people can be guilty of not working at relationships and if it's not working, oof, that's it.

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America does not like people being not nice to dogs.

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If I had a comfort blanket, I wouldn't have been as passionate and driven.

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I'm a working class lad. So at 25, and with no-one in our family having any theatrical inclination, when I said, 'I'm going to scratch all that and become an actor,' I may as well have said I was going to be a Premiership footballer for the chance I'd have.

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When people accuse me of being really posh, I think, 'Hang on a minute - no, I'm not!'

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Obviously, I play a villain in 'Downton Abbey'. As an actor, you want to get a variety of roles, so to be offered the part of Joe, it was perfect.

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I went to Huddersfield University Business School. That's where I learned my trade.

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My dad doesn't watch 'Coronation Street.' But my mum is a massive fan. I'd like to think my dad will watch it for a few token episodes, as I'm in it.

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Being in 'Coronation Street' is only going to make me a better actor.

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My girlfriend is a great support, and I've got a big circle of mates who keep my feet on the ground.

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The reason I'm an actor and am trying to make my way in drama is to move people, to affect people, to gain a response - so these people who come up to you in the street are your audience.

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