Luke Evans

“I'd like to make a film musical. That's really my dream.”

“I've played quite a few good guys.”

“I come from south Wales. A place called Aberbargoed.”

“I've dabbled in period films in my career, and I've enjoyed each one.”

“And I love to cook! I've impressed hundreds of women with my cooking. And they always come back for more.”

“The percentage of people that go to drama college in the U.K. is probably just like anywhere in the world. It's a very hard business to work in. They say that, at any one time, there's only 5% of actors in the world that are actually working and getting paid, which is a shocking percentage, really.”

“I come from a country that lives and breathes rugby, and I didn't think there would be anywhere else in the world that could be the same. But New Zealand takes it to another dimension. It's extraordinary how much passion Kiwis have for the game.”

“I've got two cows licks; when I was a kid, all the boys in school used to have curtains, and my hair never used to do that, ever! I always used to try, and I always looked like the geek.”

“It's just hard to get an independent film made.”

“It was very weird because for a long time no one really recognised me from my films, but 'The Hobbit' has totally changed that, and I've had some really special moments, especially with youngsters.”

“Before the 'Fast & Furious' promo in Manila, I went on a vacation in the Philippines 10 years earlier. I loved it. My 'Miss Saigon' friends showed me around.”

“Everybody knows about Peter Jackson, 'The Hobbit' movies and 'The Lord of the Rings' films being made in New Zealand, and to actually have been part of it for such a long period, to live there and to have friends that I will have for life because of that experience, is an amazing thing.”

“I think the best directors provide you with a safe environment where they can instill you with confidence and allow you to try things out and not feel like you're failing or that you're doing it wrong.”

“I think heroes are the people that go into houses when they're on fire and save people in hospitals.”

“Wales is blessed with some truly magnificent castles, full of history and a must see for visitors.”

“The first time I was flown to L.A. for a screen test was an incredibly nerve-racking experience.”

“I'm basically turning my apartment into an armory.”

“You don't want to play the same roles or do the same genre.”

“People come up to me in pubs - gay pubs, mind you - and can't believe that I'm gay.”

“I've always had quite long canines. It's a very strange thing. My parents don't have them.”