Taron Egerton

“I'm not interested in being Franchise Boy.”

“I want to surprise people and do different things and maybe do something that's not quite financially rewarding.”

“It's quite a thrill to be playing a hero.”

“I've made these films, and I'm really proud, but my lifestyle hasn't changed.”

“We don't quite have the same comic book culture as America, but I would watch Spider-Man cartoons and X-Men cartoons and watch Bond as much as anyone on the planet.”

“I used to sculpt a bit as a kid.”

“I want to have fun. I'm not interested in being a serious actor, because I think it's boring, and I think we've got plenty of them.”

“It's been an ambition of mine, before I even wanted to act, to be involved in animation.”

“I've had two fights in my life. Both times I threw one punch, and both times I broke my hand! I really am a stranger to the world of fighting.”

“I get cast as a lot of sympathetic characters. I'd like to play someone really unpleasant.”

“I can afford to get Tesco's finest sandwiches rather than the basic ones.”

“I'm trying to play parts which are a little more out there, but I want variety.”

“If something appeals, something appeals. I don't think I'm particularly calculated about it. I know I have an alarm bell that goes off in my head where something feels like it has no creative integrity to it at all, and it's just about making money.”

“I have been in auditions where - because - you're always scared before, but if you let that scared feeling get the better of you or become too much, it could ruin your audition.”

“You go to drama school, and the people you revere and admire are those who work on the London stage, and you hope that's a world that you'll be able to break into and do enough occasional television and small film work to eventually get to the point where you're paying the bills.”

“Doing the press has become as much of a job as getting in front of the camera. You have to avoid burnout, avoid saying anything stupid, but still come across as yourself.”

“Franchises mean that you're tied in. That's a lovely feeling of comfort to the whole thing. From a business perspective, it really keeps you current and lets you go and do other smaller, more pedestrian things.”

“If you watch a television show made by accomplished professionals of children's TV, it's all very expressive.”

“I think a British icon is someone who conducts themself with real dignity: someone who is truly talented and modest. These are things that I would aspire to in my career.”

“I think the idea of participation trophies has gotta be a really, really great thing. Kids are under enough pressure as it is without encouraging them to be the best too early.”