Ben barnes quotes

We live in a youth-obsessed, aesthetically obsessed culture. That is no more evident than in the film industry.

I don't really see the point in making a film unless you can think of a good reason to do it.

I'd rather be shot than be seen falling out of some trendy club.

I actually went to university.

Most actors are drawn towards historical tellings because it's one of the most simple forms of storytelling.

I love music, and I love singing.

I only remember the end of my dreams, like waking up at a steering wheel, or falling.

I had two family members involved in World War I: two great-uncles. One of them is on a memorial in France. And the other was a trench runner who survived the war. The average life span of a trench runner was 36 hours, but he survived the whole war.

My dad is a doctor, a professor of psychiatry, and my mum is a psychotherapist.

Maybe Oliver Stone doesn't lend himself well to remakes or sequels, because he does them so well the first time.

Jeff Bridges is one of my favorite actors in the history of ever.

I think escapism is very important, certainly in my life. I love nothing more than escaping into the world of a film or a novel. To be involved in creating that for other people is a privilege.

I swim a lot. I swim most days.

I think if actors don't think of themselves as funny in real life they think they can't do comedy.

I don't really know who I am as an actor: the best thing would be to experiment with it for the next 30 years and never really find out.

I'm not that kind of Bob Dylan, tortured creative.

I have done lots of music projects in my life and some of them I am more proud of than others.

I'm probably a little too uninhibited.

I can't run. I start getting twinges. If I were filmed running, it would be awful.

I didn't have any pets growing up.

Sexuality is a topic that has huge shifts in -society. Attitudes toward different sexualities change, but the actual sexuality of a human being is something that's consistent, and it's consistently interesting, and so people write about it.

I would like to work with whoever would like to have me.

When I was at school, I was in choirs more than anything else, from a very young age, about 9 years old. And then I started taking drum lessons.

I want to play characters that are interesting to watch.

Never agree to say or do anything that isn't you.

I always looked really young for my age. And once I hit 23, 24 and 25, I was then allowed to play the cool 18-year-olds and stuff.

I want to take advantage of any popularity I have.

Half my fan mail comes from Japan.

I'm not really an animal person.

When you're doing a film, people are always telling you exactly what to do. Literally, your own decisions are taken away from you.

I am comfortable playing the fool, I think.