A biography for Douglas Boothhasn’t been written yet.
“I tried to forget about playing Romeo in 'Romeo and Juliet' and just think about him as a normal guy, as a normal character, and just try and approach him the same I would every other character.”
“David Cameron was a good-looking chap in his day!”
“'GQ,' you've been patiently and stylishly educating me forever. To be truly stylish, you have to be kind and courteous.”
“I remember someone saying to my mom that it must be so glamorous to have a child acting in movies. They had no idea how hard it was for her.”
“My grandfather was a great chef.”
“If my feet ever left the ground, my mother would soon put them back down.”
“I try to find more interesting material with each project I do.”
“I love clothes and do sort of change my wardrobe a lot. But a thousand dollar jacket? I'd rather spend it on an experience, like traveling.”
“I've spent a lot of my teenage years working on sets. I've missed out on more than just playing rugby, but I think I've managed to keep my feet on the ground and keep my friends around me.”
“What annoys people is the idea that somebody has everything, and they're allowed to get away with anything. It's the sense of entitlement that gets up people's noses.”
“I only want to work with interesting filmmakers.”
“I get bored quite easily, so I like to keep my mind entertained by challenging myself.”
“We live in a beauty-obsessed age and success sometimes appears to hinge solely on the presentation of an image that is acceptable to the press.”
“Yeah, 'Requiem for a Dream' - it'll put you off a lot of things, that film, that's for sure.”
“I just think if you're going to do something, do it properly.”
“I turned down one of the big young adult franchises.”
“I think I'm low-maintenance.”
“I can play the trumpet. Before I became an actor, I wanted to be the next Louis Armstrong. I started young and got to grade seven. When I turned 13, everyone started whipping out guitars, looking cool and joining rock bands, so I stopped playing.”
“External beauty is a bizarre thing to me.”
“I'm not a player; I'm just a lovely guy, and I can show a girl a good time.”