Quotes from Josh O'Connor

I have so much respect for the Queen and for Charles, and what the family represents. And yet there's still a conflict about whether we can abolish the class system while also having a Royal family.

Fame isn't something I signed up for, it's just a by-product of what I wanted to do.

All good art should be political, I think, and inevitably it all becomes political really, in one way or another.

I think Jane Austen is like Shakespeare, in a slightly different way. I think people will continue to revisit these stories because they remain relevant, regardless of how you do them.

I've got two brothers. One's older - the artist - and then my younger brother is an ecological economist - a farmer.

All of a sudden we were going on school trips, seeing these amazing plays by the likes of Samuel Beckett. My whole world went from 'This is really fun' to 'This is fascinating to me'.

Our leaders are archaic masculine figures in so far as they are aggressively old-fashioned in their masculinity, people like Trump, potentially Boris Johnson.

The historical kings of England are all strong soldiers and leaders, but can you be a sensitive leader? It's the same in politics, we talk about how proud we are to have had two women prime ministers, but would we be less ready for a sensitive prime minister?

My dad's an English teacher and my mum's a midwife. Then my mum's side of the family are all crazy creative.

Y'know, even in a lot of heterosexual cinema it's always kind of miserable. Love doesn't work and then, if it does work, it's suddenly a rom-com.

I've never farmed before. It's unforgiving, it's hard work, hard graft - but I loved it, and I loved everyone I met who guided me along the way.

I have no memory of feeling strong and rugged at any point. I've been considering masculinity my whole life.

You have to stop yourself midway through a scene and be like, 'I'm acting with Olivia Colman!'

When I left drama school I was prepped to be in shows and tour around England by van.

When I left school, all I wanted was to buy a van.

If Leonardo DiCaprio calls, I'll hang out with him, sure.