Quotes from Tom Sturridge

I'd go as far as it takes. There's never too far. You do what you have to do for your girl.

'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.

If they're a friend, they stick with you through the tough stuff.

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

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.'

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

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.

Some people are defined by what they do.

I always think that period between the ages of 18 and 24 is such a bizarre stage, and the two people at either end are always very different.

As a Shakespeare character, if you can persuade someone in a sentence or a speech, you've got it right.

To be an English person in my 20s, doing a Broadway show - it's one of the mountains I wanted to climb.

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?'

I left school early in my last year before I took my A-levels. I wasn't expelled. It was just a mutual understanding. I wasn't interested in going to school and they said, 'You're not turning up,' so we severed ties. Both sides appreciated it.

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

My baby pukes on me. It's life. It's very much a normal life.

The phrase 'dream career' sounds pretty stupid.

I'm not afraid of not working.

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