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Theo James

Profession : Actor

Birth : December 16, 1984

You question, as anybody should, the overarching worth of your profession, right? So that's a question I've often asked myself.

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There were times I when I'd go out and have some fun, but I wouldn't say I was a 'playa.'

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British shows, especially on a first commission, don't get the cash that the U.S. shows get.

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I'd love to do something where I played a musician.

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I've been part of five different bands in my time.

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I'm a pessimist by nature, so I don't believe something until someone has kind of punched me over the head with it.

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I think the best way to become a character is by osmosis as opposed to thinking directly about stuff.

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While I find my job as an actor challenging, I also think that there's fun in that challenge.

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I find sharing intimate details with people that you don't know an interesting concept. I like to keep some things to myself.

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I want diversity in what I do, as that's what helps you in the long term. It's more fulfilling, and you'll have a longer shelf life as an actor.

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I've had some strange notes from fans and a few weird gifts.

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New York cops are very specific in terms of the way they talk and the way they handle themselves.

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I have the same friends I've had for years and the same family. Unless you love rock n' roll and Hollywood parties and having your photo taken, I don't think necessarily things need to change too much.

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Sometimes the nature of a big movie, the nature of the material, the scene doesn't have the richness that you'd want it to.

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I watched 'The Shield.' That was a big show for me.

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I did my share of kid acting, like lots of us do. I even played King Herod when I was 6, but when I got to the end of my school period, that was it.

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'Divergent' is a story about people who don't fit into a category - that is a big part of the message - but it's also about conformity and forcing people into these simple archetypes. At the end of the day, humans don't exist like that. We're multifaceted.

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I don't think I believe in ghosts, per se. But, my nearest experience was when I went on a weekend away and was in a bar in England, years ago, with an ex-girlfriend. I heard this scratching. I was about to go to bed and I was thinking, 'It's an old ghost.' I could hear this noise, but I couldn't work out where it was coming from.

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I had a pretty steep learning curve in film - as I'm still learning.

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People say that New Yorkers aren't friendly, but I think they're more friendly than Londoners. Here there is a front-footed nature of Americans. You can go out on a night out and meet 10 random people and stay in touch with them, whereas that's not going to happen in the same way in London.

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