Jamie Bell Quotes
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Every interview I do, it's basically 'how did he do it,' and I owe it all to my representation, and my manager is basically like my mother, she's so picky.
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I often find the smaller, independent films are much more rewarding than the bigger stuff, but you do the bigger stuff because it's a business, and you've got to show your face a bit, get yourself around.
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I don't think there's a lot of actors out there right now who really know what they're doing at all.
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Dancing is like riding a bike.
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I love documentaries. It's actually my favorite medium of film.
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I've got lots of weird illustrations of me from Japanese fans.
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We're kind of in a voyeuristic world. We have TV shows that are all about watching people do weird things in houses. People are obsessed with that. There's live coverage of it.
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I'm awkward around girls.
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Music is pretty therapeutic.
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My favourite superhero is obviously Batman because he's the sexiest. But I can't imagine myself as Batman.
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What's weird is that I work with these directors and then I start channeling them. I kind of turn into them a bit - which is cool when you're working with Clint Eastwood.
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I lost my mind at 15. I'd been shown a world where there were no boundaries, where everyone gave me all the power. And I was like, 'This is great!' Then that was gone. But I was like, 'Yeah, but I still want that.' I'd lost my humble, very quiet, introverted sensibilities which I think I definitely had as a kid.
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I actually don't mind rats at all. I kind of think they're quite cute, but that's just me.
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I sympathize with every kitchen porter.
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I tap dance.
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Surfing isn't really in my blood. It's hard to catch a big wave in Billingham.
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Tap dancing is all about the feet; you put your head down and don't really engage with anything but the rhythm in your head.
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New York is full of crazy people, and I like that.
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My characters are often without a significant parental figure.
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I go into meetings with some film-makers and they literally have nothing to say, they're almost bored by their own material. I'd rather work with people who are very passionate and very animated about what they want to do. People who just want to tell stories.