Theo James Quotes

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Theo James

Profession : Actor

Birth : December 16, 1984

To me, the difference between New York and London is that things are boring and staid in London.

Theo James

Diving into Internet speculation is like playing with the devil. It's tempting, of course.

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I know I often get a job because of how I look. I hope that I keep the job because of how I act.

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I think you can tell when a New York show isn't shot in the city. It's so iconic and has such a specific energy.

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You know what actors are like. You can sometimes be like, 'Darling, darling, we love each other,' but you don't really know them.

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I did some British TV and bits and bobs here and there. I've been lucky.

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I know there's Brooklyn and all the boroughs, but Manhattan specifically is so condensed that the energy is very vibrant. Everywhere you look there is something happening.

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New York cops are very specific in terms of the way they talk and the way they handle themselves. All these cliches that, as an Englishman, I thought were from a bygone era or were a bit of poetic license with cop shows - the more you hang out with them, the more you realize how real that jargon is.

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I know that everyone wants to know about 'Downton Abbey,' but the truth is that it was only a few days out of my life. Still, you play a distinctive part on a hit series, and everyone suddenly knows who you are. Isn't it crazy how this business works?

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Read more. Read every time you go to bed; read in the day - because at least, reading a book, you can't be distracted by anything else.

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I always think that you finish one movie, you start a new one, and you think, 'OK. I did that last one. Now I've learned. I know how this works.' Then by the end of the movie, you think, 'No, I don't, really.'

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What is interesting, as well, is how much power homicide detectives have and how much respect. They are kind of rock stars, especially in New York. There are not that many of them.

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Everybody has a bit of body armor they wear to protect themselves, and love is about trying to break it down. You have to see who a person really is and connect with her to break that armor.

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It's frustrating we still don't see more movies featuring strong women.

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I was thinking recently, I've always loved the ocean. If I could do it all again, I might do an oceanography degree. You can do ocean archaeology, and I thought that might be fascinating to do - man-made structures, where the sea has risen above the structures.

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