Quotes from Freddie Fox

My dad did a wonderful feat of memory and storytelling by taking T S Eliot's 'Four Quartets' on the road in a one-man show.

On every job you learn, on every job you should be looking to learn and every decision you make on the jobs you take, they should always try in some way, even if not in a huge way, they should in some way stretch you.

My love of running developed when I got older. At school it filled me with dread and the idea of running around the sports pitches struck me with a nameless fear.

I think each generation struggles with its own set of problems.

Most of the independent films I've been involved with all had European subsidy or co-production agreements.

I'm blessed and fortunate I met many people, like agents, who'd take a meeting with me because my mum or dad would ask if they'd see me.

Dad's mother and aunt were actresses.

I'm an entertainer, that's my business, and yet you hope at some point in your career you will do something that will mean more to people.

The Dorset coast, where I spent my childhood, is a gorgeous place to run. I love to explore and revisit places like the cliffs at Kimmeridge Bay and the abandoned village of Tyneham.

I love the energy of Islington, the variety of things you can see, taste and buy, the number of young people around you all moving and bustling - yet it still feels like a village, a community.

People balk at the fact that I've played loads of gay characters. Maybe I have, but you know what? It doesn't matter.