Tom Sturridge

“I don't have a general archetypal platonic shadow, 'acting' concept about it.”

“'1984' is terrifyingly relevant. It generates a political conversation, but it's an exciting piece of theatre. Every day, there are things to be spawned from Orwell's mind, whether it's in England or America, terrorist-related or government-related.”

“As children, my siblings and I were actively discouraged from acting. I have no memories of going on set with my parents - aside from 'Gulliver's Travels.'”

“Scary things are good, aren't they?”

“It's not often talked about what a wonderful feeling it is to see someone that you care about love and be loved.”

“I didn't have any idea what I wanted to be when I grew up.”

“So many things I thought I was doing have fallen apart. Until I've finished filming, I don't believe I have the job.”

“My career may look bizarre to some, but I have very strong reasons for doing every single job I've done.”

“My core group of friends are all from when I was a kid.”

“Basically, I was a very serious film fan. I watched a lot of cinema and contemporary and European film.”

“I wasn't a child actor. It was just three weeks of my life when I was eight.”

“If a film is being made by an intelligent director, they're going to cast the right guy.”

“The most important thing is, whatever you do decide to choose, take it seriously and do your best.”

“I've definitely been obsessed with a couple of girls. They didn't work out.”

“In England, theater auditions are gentler experiences. You sit down with the director and talk about the play.”

“I found that the more I'd done Shakespeare, and the more I trusted my instincts and applied the same rules you would apply to any scene, the closer I got to how it's meant to be acted.”

“If I'd been a parent to myself, I would have been scared because I was only ever interested in my own thoughts.”

“Mental health is such a complex thing and so difficult to diagnose. What is a mental problem? Who does have mental problems? What's the difference between mental problems and depression and sadness?”

“I literally do not understand how New Yorkers deal with summer.”

“There are few things that are more revealing about someone than the way that they talk about a piece of literature or a play. You very quickly come to have a much deeper understanding of someone than you would if you just mingled together in a pub saying, 'All right, how are you?'”