Quotes from Theo James

To me, the difference between New York and London is that things are boring and staid in London.

I have the same friends I've had for years and the same family. Unless you love rock n' roll and Hollywood parties and having your photo taken, I don't think necessarily things need to change too much.

I'm a bit of a dude. I like meat. But I am buying it more responsibly, where it's more sourced responsibly.

While I find my job as an actor challenging, I also think that there's fun in that challenge.

I was in the school plays, I did a lot of music. I carried on through university for short films and loads of plays.

My obsession is plastic packaging. It makes me sick, all the waste. Everything about it disappoints me.

I watched 'The Shield.' That was a big show for me.

British shows, especially on a first commission, don't get the cash that the U.S. shows get.

Sprinting for a full day in Atlanta in midsummer proved very challenging. That humidity is crazy. Georgia is a beautiful state, but the weather is intense. I was warned, but for some reason I thought it would be like L.A. in the summer. The reality? No.

I saw 'Captain America' in 3D. It's cool. I liked the beginning. It's a really good setup.

You know what actors are like. You can sometimes be like, 'Darling, darling, we love each other,' but you don't really know them.

We're in a world where masculinity, especially with these big spectacle movies, is often pushed by rippling six packs and forcing an image down someone's throat trying to prove masculinity. Whereas I think true masculinity comes from having a strong sense of self.

People say that New Yorkers aren't friendly, but I think they're more friendly than Londoners. Here there is a front-footed nature of Americans. You can go out on a night out and meet 10 random people and stay in touch with them, whereas that's not going to happen in the same way in London.

You question, as anybody should, the overarching worth of your profession, right? So that's a question I've often asked myself.

Read more. Read every time you go to bed; read in the day - because at least, reading a book, you can't be distracted by anything else.

Everybody has a bit of body armor they wear to protect themselves, and love is about trying to break it down. You have to see who a person really is and connect with her to break that armor.

Diving into Internet speculation is like playing with the devil. It's tempting, of course.

I want diversity in what I do, as that's what helps you in the long term. It's more fulfilling, and you'll have a longer shelf life as an actor.

I was thinking recently, I've always loved the ocean. If I could do it all again, I might do an oceanography degree. You can do ocean archaeology, and I thought that might be fascinating to do - man-made structures, where the sea has risen above the structures.

Working with Woody Allen was extremely gratifying. He has such a vast catalog of great work that doing one of his films was somewhat unreal.

One of my fears would be getting torn apart by a great white shark. I love the ocean, but I always have this deep fear of getting torn apart by a great whitey.

Let's see... I have a thing for pretty legs. But most importantly, I like confident women.

Sometimes the best parts are the leading men. But the little parts can be similarly gratifying.

I try to use public transport, always.