Quotes from Douglas Booth

I don't necessarily want to hear about my talent or my greatness as an actor.

The negative about acting is that you have to spend a great deal of time away from your friends and loved ones.

When you're forced to watch something in school, you never really enjoy it; you sort of rebel against it in a certain way.

The grittier, the dirtier, the worse I can look, the happier I am. It takes the pressure off.

I've never been aware of the difference between so-called posh actors and working-class actors.

I grew up in London, and that's where I spend most of my time. Unless I have a really good reason not to be, I'll always be in London.

I like to travel, but honestly I really like to just be at home in London and spend time with my friends.

It's really important to take time for yourself because if you don't know what it is like to be a real person and spend time with a sense of normality, how can you play normal people in films?

I've always enjoyed being on a horse.

I suppose 'Worried About the Boy' was a brave choice, but only in the sense that if I didn't get it right, my career would be over before it had begun.

'Romeo & Juliet' is still relevant and real.

I'm literally into any type of music imaginable.

Every year I look at the 'GQ' Best-Dressed List and have thought what an honour it must be to be included. I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw my own face in there.

Dickens writes such brilliant characters and stories, and his themes and social commentary are still so relevant. I think that's why he's still so loved today.

Yeah, 'Requiem for a Dream' - it'll put you off a lot of things, that film, that's for sure.

I think it's more important to seek the truth than to try and be perfect, to be honest.

Being blinded by young love. I remember the feeling, when I first fell in love - you don't see the world the same way that other people see it. You don't see the same boundaries.

I love movies. That's still my favorite form of escape, and I usually end up going alone. I love to go and sit in the theater by myself, no distractions.

I think Hollywood is interesting. As an actor, Hollywood would be a horrible place to go if you weren't actually invited.

I turned down one of the big young adult franchises.

Sexuality is such a small part of the make-up of someone; it's not who they are.

I fell in love at 14 and I remember that mad, tense feeling and all the mad things you do for the person - all those extremes and all the stuff you don't mind putting up with.

I love to dance and dance all night long.

I live by myself, which I love. In this industry, you're so often surrounded by people and busy and talking to people. It's kind of lovely when you get home to just chill out.