Jeremy Irvine

“Determination becomes obsession and then it becomes all that matters.”

“'Great Expectations' is one of the greatest stories.”

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

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

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

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

“I actually collect old First and Second World War memorabilia.”

“I feel arrogant trying to give people advice.”

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

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

“I'm not really an animal person.”

“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!”

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

“All actors have to change their name.”

“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.”

“My bedroom's like an armoury.”

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

“I've always been into dark colours.”

“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.”