Taron Egerton

“I'd like to do a play, and I'd like to do a musical.”

“I used to draw and make plastic figurines and watch 'Wallace and Gromit' films.”

“I can say I'm not doing 'X-Men.' I love the franchise, and I love the people who make them on and off screen.”

“This is going to sound a bit weird because she's a lot older than I am, but I've got a thing for Meryl Streep.”

“I don't want to start getting my little violin out, but travelling across the world constantly and staying in hotels is tough, man.”

“Obviously, you always hope you're going to get on with people you work with.”

“I didn't go to drama school to be a musical theatre performer. I enjoyed it, but I didn't go to do that; I went to be an actor.”

“I'm a working actor. I don't make my own work, so it's the opportunities that are presented to me.”

“I don't want to worry about maintaining an air of decorum that's not natural to me.”

“I've always loved film, and it started with Pixar movies.”

“I would have to have some tragedy and romance in my life, but I've actually had a very cushioned, caring upbringing. I'm desperately seeking some edge. Maybe I'll find it one day.”

“That's the joy of making a movie: watching all the elements come together.”

“The endless teen franchises that come out of Hollywood... more often than not, the central character doesn't have any discernible character traits. They're just the young, good-looking guy who goes on this journey. They're always played by fantastic young actors, but ultimately, they're not very interesting characters.”

“I meet an enormous number of incredible people all the time, people I find very inspiring, and I'm very busy.”

“I'm not interested in going and doing a big, action-adventure romp with nothing to say about being a human being.”

“I love singing as much as I love acting.”

“I've met some incredible people who I really admire.”

“For my money, when you're doing an on-camera performance, unless it's for something particularly stylised, you are, by and large, striving for naturalism.”

“Brie Larson's performance in 'Room' was pretty incredible.”

“I like dogs, I just don't choose to spend time with them.”