Quotes from Aaron Taylor-Johnson

I have to be fully committed to do a project nowadays, because if I say yes to something, it means the whole family are going to have to move for the job. It's a lot of upheaval. So, it has to be really worth it. Otherwise, I'd just as well not bother.

I was lucky enough, when I was younger, to have the chance to do as much as possible, and I found what I wanted to do. I did swimming, gymnastics, kickboxing and the one that took off more than the others was acting.

I get on fine with my mum and dad, but if they want to see the grandchildren, they come to me.

I've achieved more than some people do in a lifetime, but it doesn't mean I've done it all.

I love gardening, and I love cooking. I love things like that. I love creating things.

I got into beards right in the middle of the hipster boom.

I was raised by women. Now I'm raising women. I was always better around girls. I live in an all-female household. I even have two female dogs... It's funny how that turned out.

The buzz you get when you're playing a song and everyone is screaming and dancing and what have you and singing along is incredible.

Anyone who's got a guitar, you like to pick it up. I can play a couple of songs, some '50s rock and roll, a bit of Elvis. That's it, really - I'm not a musician, I'm not a singer.

It's funny because if you ever ask anyone in England to try and do a Beatles accent, no one knows what they really sound like. If you ask anyone in America, they would try and give it a go. English people just know their songs.

I'm a dad, and I can tell you it's the most beautiful thing in the world.

I was never that kid who used to brag about anything.

The thing about travelling is that you work hard and play hard, but you can do all those things without your parents knowing.

It's great when talented people in the world, in the same business, can see your work and compliment you on what you're doing and take a strong interest in your movements in your career.

I think with anything where you delve into the back story of an artist, it kind of explains their work more intimately.

We have the ability to be able, if we have the right resources around us, to really do chop and change and have fun in our time and not just be stuck in one world or the other.

I want to work with great directors. I've picked films based on the script or the character and seen them collapse because the directors were not strong visionaries.