Jonathan Rhys Meyers

“I like being 30. I wouldn't want to do the twenties again. They are their own entity.”

“If I wasn't so insecure about myself I wouldn't work as hard as I do. I am constantly seeking approval.”

“As a kid, I spent an awful lot of time pretending I was somebody else. I think growing up in the 1980s wasn't very exciting so you kind of create this secret life of an alternate person. You pretend to be whatever you need to be that day, so you live in that dream world.”

“I think everybody's got a malicious side.”

“I like reading, going to the gym, hanging out with my family. That's it.”

“I think all actors have addictive personalities.”

“It can take a long time for some people to find out how to ground themselves, and film sets are an odd atmosphere to do it in - especially if, like me, you finished school early.”

“I'm a one-woman guy. I think that if you can find someone you want to spend the rest of your life with, you should marry them instantly, and try to stay married.”

“Going after a part in Hollywood is like being a gladiator in ancient Rome. When it comes down to getting a role, you don't have any friends, you're incredibly competitive and any actor who tells you different is lying.”

“I completely believe that I will produce my best work and my best work will come in my thirties.”

“הסלבריטי איבד מערכו – כל מה שאתה צריך לעשות זה ללכת לתוכנית ריאליטי במשך שישה שבועות וכולם יודעים את שמך.”

“אין לי הרבה חברים שהם שחקנים. זו סביבה מאוד מזויפת. אני לא מתקשר לאנשים אחרי סרטים.”

“ללכת אחרי תפקיד בהוליווד זה כמו להיות גלדיאטור ברומא העתיקה. כשזה מגיע לקבלת תפקיד, אין לך חברים, אתה תחרותי להפליא וכל שחקן שאומר לך אחרת משקר.”

“אני מוצא ששחקנים שמגלמים בחורים מגעילים בסרטים הם הבחורים הכי נחמדים בחיים האמיתיים, וההיפך לגבי גיבורים.”

“You know what I like to do on a Sunday morning? Clean my house. I really enjoy it; it's my ritual. I require tidiness, actually. I have to have everything spotless before I can relax.”

“That's a funny thing, fame. People definitely do treat you differently. When you begin to be successful, people say, 'Don't go changing.' Well, that's easy to say, but the fact is, you don't change at all - other people do.”

“I wouldn't date an actress. There's only room for one actor in my life and I'm it. Too difficult. On the one hand, they understand the job. But on the other hand, it's very competitive within the relationship. Two actors, say one becomes a mega-star and the other doesn't.”

“If another actor gets a good role, I'm furious.”

“Even though I've had the body of work I've had, and the success I've had, I do not rest on my laurels whatsoever.”

“A lot of my success is because of what I look like. I know that.”