Aneurin Barnard

“I remember watching 'A Streetcar Named Desire' when I was quite young, I was about 12, or 13, and I watched it, thinking, 'Wow. That is pretty cool. I'd like to do something like that.'”

“That's acting for you. 'White Queen' has English playing Welsh and vice versa.”

“One thing I learnt was that you don't have to spend all day shooting: you can get it done in half an hour if you're that talented as a cameraman.”

“Personally speaking, tights aren't too comfortable for a man to wear.”

“I think, as a generation of British actors, we're becoming a bit soft and too manipulated by the business.”

“I love doing my own stunts. I'd love to do a full-on period sword-fighting piece where I get to show off with fighting and horses - I'm up for it.”

“Different films, different genres show the different things I do. It's nice because it brings different groups of people to following what I'm doing. So hopefully, it kind of reiterates that I'm not just a one-trick pony as well.”

“I do my own stunts; that's something I'm very passionate about. I spent a lot of time on boats as a kid, so it's just nice to be able to put that into use in the job that I do.”

“Richard Burton is my number one idol. One, because we come from very similar backgrounds and two, because of his fantastic talent.”

“I want to do something original rather than interpret someone else's performance, which is always the risk - even if it's only in a subconscious way. I want to concentrate on giving my own fresh interpretation.”

“Every job I've done so far, every character has been completely different, and that's really important to me because I don't want to fall into a stereotypical box. Of course, every actor has their box, and you have to respect and play for it, but I do love challenging myself.”

“I love film, but I feeling a bit needy about returning to the stage.”

“Would still love to do something with the 'Doctor Who' franchise at some point because I know they have a lot of fun.”

“I never like to stick to one media; whether it's a TV series or feature film, I enjoy it and I like changing constantly.”

“I like to portray things as close to the bone as possible.”

“Bond is actually my dream role. Only because it was the film I watched with my grandfathers and father from a very young age, and it would be the only way that I could actually repay them with my art form for what they've done for me.”

“It's a really good format to have, to go back to theatre and build yourself as an actor. I think it's a great skill to go from screen to stage.”

“I was really bored in school because I couldn't do what I wanted to do, which was act. And then when I was 14, a local TV company came to the youth theater, and they were auditioning kids to be in this new TV series.”

“I try to look after myself, but I don't think it's a good thing to be obsessed with body image. I wouldn't want a son or daughter of mine to feel manipulated by that; it's the wrong message.”

“When I was a kid, I used to pretend to be Bond; I used to make up scenarios and irritate my sister and annoy my mother and father pretending to be someone else, so I kind of was already acting when I was a child. I just didn't really know it.”