Quotes from Josh O'Connor

Richard II is my dream part.

I work in an industry in which we're all quite vulnerable, I think, to mental health.

My problem is that I love talking to people. I remember working in a call centre in Dalston and I'd end up having these long chats with old women.

I must say, I wouldn't turn down a superhero role, although there do seem to be a lot of British actors out there doing that.

I went from silent films to watching French new wave cinema. I became entrapped by it all. That's when I knew I wanted to do film. The moment you start looking at film from a critique point of view - there's a difference between watching a film as an audience and with a critical point of view.

I mean, I knew of Jane Austen's work, and I guess I'm a fan at a distance insofar as from a literary point of view, it's beautifully written.

I knew a bit about 'Emma' through the book when I was younger, but actually more from 'Clueless'.

But I loved 'Clueless'. I still think 'Clueless' is a great movie.

Yeah, I guess for years I wanted to be an artist, and when I was growing up, lots of my family were artists, so I was kind of surrounded by that world. Then acting came along, and I loved it immediately.

Well, we lived in Newbury first, until I was five. Then we went to Cheltenham, which is lovely, a really sweet town. We lived surrounded by hills. It was the best place to grow up.

I remember not wanting to play football because I didn't want to get my hair wet.

Royals are always very clear about where they're moving, because they've been told by protection officers exactly what they're doing.

I remember thinking this is everything that England means to me. The huge, flat landscapes with deep reds and greens. Daunting and terrifying and incredible. We should see it more on film, I think.

I don't think anyone is purely evil or purely brilliant, certainly for Prince Charles.

The thing is, I was always a republican, but I have to say I've become completely obsessed with the Queen.

This crew member has managed to get this picture of me to the Queen who'd said that she loved me in 'The Durrells'! The real life Queen!

We're living at a time when people are questioning what it means to be male in modern society, and I'm finding it very helpful to explore it through these roles.

I am thrilled to be joining The Firm for the next installment of 'The Crown'.

I had one lesson with Devil's Horsemen, who do a lot of the horse-riding stuff for films. They train actors to look reasonable on horses. They do 'Game of Thrones', everything.

Being in 'The Crown' and being recognised in the street is weird for me.

Regardless of the size of the budget or the name of the director, if the story is really interesting, then I can get on board with it. If it's not, then they're not gonna cast me anyway, because I'll just give a terrible audition.

As an actor, I always have this thing where I can't plan ahead for holidays or a break because I don't know when I might be needed for the next job.

There's this assumption that every British actor, they can ride horses. Definitely not!

My parents probably were delighted when I chose acting, because if there is one job in the world that is less financially reliable than acting, it is art.