Jeremy Irvine Quotes

You can be the best actor in the world, but if you don't have that one lucky moment, it kind of doesn't matter. There are a lot of amazing actors who will never get the chance to prove themselves because they won't have that one lucky moment.

When I find a look that I like, that's my entire wardrobe.

There's nothing nicer than coming back to your village, where people like my mum's friends take the mick out of me. I prefer that to the craziness of Hollywood.

The work my mum does, a lot of it is re-housing homeless people, that's a real job. I play make-believe and dressing up for a living!

The only mistake guys can make is to try too hard with their appearance. There's something very unmanly about it.

My bedroom's like an armoury.

If a horse doesn't want to do something, you're not going to make him do it. They're incredibly powerful animals.

I've always been into dark colours.

I'm the biggest Chekov fan - there's something that he does that not many other writers do.

I'm not really an animal person.

I wouldn't want to see any animal in pain, no matter what.

I went to an all-boys school and hated feeling like one of the crowd.

I think that among my friends I'm known as being a hard worker; I think if you want to be an actor, there can't be any compromise. You have to work all day, every day. It's not a 9-5 job. There's always something to learn.

I think most actors will tell you the same thing; when you're not working you put 100 percent into every audition.

I spend a lot of time in L.A., and I think it would probably be easier if I lived there work wise, but there's no city like London, there is so much going on. I can jump on the Tube and be anywhere in 20 minutes, and all my friends and family are here and I'm not prepared to give that up.

I like horses!

I like doing stuff with my friends.

I had a great drama teacher, and he sort of made out drama school as this incredibly difficult thing to get into: 6,000 people apply every year, and some of the schools only have 12 places. It's a phenomenally difficult thing to get into. And that excited me - I wanted that challenge.

I feel arrogant trying to give people advice.

I always wonder whether I'll get treated differently with a different accent.

I actually collect old First and Second World War memorabilia.

'Great Expectations' is one of the greatest stories.

Every time I get a role I think, 'I've actually fooled them again, I can't believe they keep falling for this!'

Determination becomes obsession and then it becomes all that matters.

All actors have to change their name.