Rupert Friend

“I've never thought it was a good idea to act back-to-back.”

“All I would say is that when I've been very down or having kind of a tough time in my life, certain films or pieces of music or books have changed that. They've taken me out of a dark place and put me into a more positive one. And I think that if we can do that for people, then it's certainly worth doing.”

“I'll tell you, there's no goodies and baddies in the world, there's just people with intentions that sometimes clash.”

“I'm a big fan of imagination. I think it's the strongest tool we have, and there are some things that you just can't practice.”

“I'm not intelligent enough to be a doctor, and kind of hands down you can't argue with the worth of that. But I don't really have an opinion about the worth of making art.”

“Everybody has many people inside of them; I think we tend to present the one we feel is most appropriate at first, in order to gain acceptance or achieve what we want. It gets really interesting when this technique fails, and other levels are revealed.”

“I don't think you can decide how famous or not you become.”

“There are two qualities that I've noticed in good directors: One is that they have their vision very strongly in place; and two is that they listen to everyone's opinion and still remember their vision.”

“I believe that if you can discover something of the truth of a person, then you will start to understand, and to understand is to move towards, if not like, then at least an empathy of some kind.”

“I don't really use the Internet or the newspapers to find out about people.”

“I can only go places because I know that I can go away from them, if that makes sense. I like the gypsy lifestyle that filming affords.”

“I would say that being open to new things is kind of vital in this line of work, if not all lines of work, and being prepared to embrace the challenge of the new thing is something I want in my life until the day it's over.”

“We have characters in Western television shows who are in full health with shiny hair and shiny teeth, and they go about their lives having minor problems.”

“People say I have a scary face. I find that to be a mixed compliment.”