Taron Egerton Quotes
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The endless teen franchises that come out of Hollywood... more often than not, the central character doesn't have any discernible character traits. They're just the young, good-looking guy who goes on this journey. They're always played by fantastic young actors, but ultimately, they're not very interesting characters.
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I'm not interested in being Franchise Boy.
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For my money, when you're doing an on-camera performance, unless it's for something particularly stylised, you are, by and large, striving for naturalism.
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I love singing as much as I love acting.
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I don't want to start getting my little violin out, but travelling across the world constantly and staying in hotels is tough, man.
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I meet an enormous number of incredible people all the time, people I find very inspiring, and I'm very busy.
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I loved DreamWorks and Pixar, and I still love kids' films.
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I'm a big Otis Redding fan, Al Green, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye. My hero is David Bowie. But I like the Beatles, the Stones.
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The whole spirit of 'Eddie The Eagle' is that it's the taking part that counts, not the winning.
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In drama school, I entered a singing competition, which I ended up winning, which was great.
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I want to have fun. I'm not interested in being a serious actor, because I think it's boring, and I think we've got plenty of them.
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People always say 'humbling,' but I actually think it's quite inflating being nominated for an award. It's wonderful; it's a great feeling.
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All my friends are Welsh, I speak Welsh, and I feel very Welsh.
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I feel like I've made good friends with people I've worked with, but in terms of lasting inspiration, it is probably Matthew Vaughn who directed 'Kingsman' who's been really supportive, loyal to me, and been a really good person to work with.
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Obviously, you always hope you're going to get on with people you work with.
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I can afford to get Tesco's finest sandwiches rather than the basic ones.
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It's quite a thrill to be playing a hero.
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I get cast as a lot of sympathetic characters. I'd like to play someone really unpleasant.
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I only act in films where I've got an A-lister as my mentor.
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I think being busy is a healthy thing.
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I had dreams of winning Olivier Awards.
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I want to play real characters rather than young leads in very plotty things. I want variety.
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I've met some incredible people who I really admire.
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I've always loved film, and it started with Pixar movies.