Jack Lowden

“Our parents were just brilliant parents who encouraged us to do whatever we wanted to do.”

“There's never a case of, 'Ooh, I touched a nerve there.' It's make believe.”

“I was actually deputy headboy at my school. And everyone around me was very supportive of what I wanted to do. There's no romantic story about how me and my brother got to where we are.”

“I'm not running about playing romantic leads. I don't know if that's a good or a bad thing, but it's the way it's sort of working out.”

“Everything always looked better in black and white. Everything always looked as if it were the first time; there's always more people in a black and white photograph. It just makes it seem that there were more people at a gig, more people at a football match, than with colour photography. Everything looks more exciting.”

“A lot of the time, when I watch actors now, I think, 'I don't believe you.'”

“There are so many avenues to explore and stories to tell. It's just about finding new ways of telling them.”

“I had an unhealthy obsession with 'Only Fools and Horses.' I still have to watch an episode with my brother every two or three weeks.”

“The parts I've got to create are a little bit different to a lot of guys my age.”

“There are such strong women in my life that there's no chance of me getting too big for my boots.”

“I didn't grow up listening to The Smiths, but now I am a fan. I love his music and listened to so much of it for the film. It's not a regular biopic; they picked a part of his life that people don't really know about. You learn what informs his lyrics.”

“I'm fascinated by sports, the buzz of winning, and the buzz of losing.”

“I do constantly get to change the way I look, which is sort of an old-school idea of acting.”

“'The Passing Bells' highlights the horror of the fighting from both sides and draws parallels between these two young boys' lives.”

“When I was on stage, I was like, 'This is alright. This is good.'”

“I grew up on the stage, and there's no two ways about it: you only get one chance to do your bit.”

“I don't take myself seriously in the slightest, so it does amaze me that I've ended up being in all these very dark, sinister plays. But I love it because, touch wood, I'm lucky enough not to have that level of darkness in my life.”

“Learning how to put someone in an arm lock without breaking their arm... It's quite handy isn't it?”

“If Morrissey could be a singer, then anybody could.”

“I've no idea if I want to do this for the rest of my life, so I want to try and work with the best people I can.”