Alfie Allen Quotes
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We went to Ibiza, and I was on Ritalin, and, for a kid who couldn't concentrate, I read a 200-page book on King Arthur, and my mum just hated it. She said it just wasn't me.
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One thing I would say is that I think in any environment that you work in, there's always going to be one or two people who you don't like. But there just wasn't that on 'Games Of Thrones'. I know it sounds cheesy and cliched, but it was like a big family.
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For years, my dad's friend Joe was just my dad's friend. And it was only when I was 12 or 13 I learned that he was the lead singer of a band called The Clash.
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My mum wouldn't do a film for money. She does it as a passion. That's why she's involved in things that are so brilliant. She really cares about what she does.
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I'm so computer illiterate, I barely know how to send an e-mail. I mean, I have a laptop and Gmail, but I don't really look at it much.
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When I was a kid, I was roaming through Glastonbury Festival at eight years old, on my own. I say 'on my own', but I was probably with my oldest sister Sarah, and she would have been 13 or 14 at the time, so she'd have been walking us around. But I got to go places and meet people, and was trusted a lot, without a doubt.
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I'm definitely not a bad guy in real life.
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I like to get home, flop on the couch, and watch Sky Sports News. I'm just your average bloke.
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I have no complaints about my childhood.
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Maybe I've got a bully's face, but I like playing baddies.
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I definitely feel like I had a different upbringing to a lot of other people, but not in a bad - or good - way.
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I think that's how any actor would make their performance convincing: by bringing an element of themselves into the character.
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I've always known my dad is a one-off and his own person. But I feel that underneath he has always loved me.
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A lot of people have the misconception that I decided to become an actor when Lily became famous and have accused me of jumping on her bandwagon. But that's completely untrue.
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I have to work hard to be punctual, to not lose my temper, take direction and be told what to do - and most of all listen rather than talk.
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I haven't had a lot of 'Games Of Thrones' groupies. The fans seem to be really nice. They don't seem that invasive.
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I did have a problem concentrating on anything for more than 10 seconds. I was one of the first kids in the U.K. to go on Ritalin, and my mum hated it, and I hated it.
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I'm not an experienced sailor.
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I actually love pressure.
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I didn't go to drama school, so I didn't really have many true friends in the business; 'Game Of Thrones' has definitely brought me that.
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You can say to actors that you've got to be the character and really get into it, but you have to make it realistic by bringing an element of yourself into it.
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'Game of Thrones' is my big break, so I've got to make the most of it, keep acting well.
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I just loved going fast. I still enjoy go-karting. I was also good at rugby, and my dad wanted me to be a sportsman, but I never thought I could do sports professionally.
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What I've been noticing is people coming up to me and going, 'Are you an actor?' which is cool. That's ultimately what I want.