Top 34 Rob James-Collier Quotes
#1. I think because of my background - I went through university and did an academic career and fell into acting - I've never had a game plan for my career because I got into it quite ad hoc.
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#2. I went to Huddersfield University Business School. That's where I learned my trade.
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#3. I got into acting for the different scenarios and roles and meeting different people.
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#4. Because you've done the horrible jobs, it gives you an even grittier determination to succeed.
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#6. I would like to do theatre because it scares me, and I think you should do things that scare you.
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#7. I can't watch myself on screen without dying a little bit inside. And there are lots of moments when I think, 'What am I doing as an actor? I can't act!'
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#8. Most actors will tell you that villains are the most interesting to play.
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#9. Sometimes people can be guilty of not working at relationships and if it's not working, oof, that's it.
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#11. You don't buy evil characters lattes. That's not normal behavior.
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#12. My mom and dad put my brother and sister through university and they were very keen for us to have an academic background just to give us a chance.
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#13. There's definitely a wave of Brits doing great work on American television, and I wouldn't mind being one of them!
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#14. If you're going to kiss a man, let it be a beautiful man like Ed Speleers.
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#15. Particularly with internships, you have to work for a year with no money. How on Earth are you going to finance that?
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#16. The reason I'm an actor and am trying to make my way in drama is to move people, to affect people, to gain a response - so these people who come up to you in the street are your audience.
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#17. If I had a comfort blanket, I wouldn't have been as passionate and driven.
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#18. When people accuse me of being really posh, I think, 'Hang on a minute - no, I'm not!'
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#19. I'm a working class lad. So at 25, and with no-one in our family having any theatrical inclination, when I said, 'I'm going to scratch all that and become an actor,' I may as well have said I was going to be a Premiership footballer for the chance I'd have.
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#20. People identify with being heartbroken. We've all been heartbroken, haven't we? I've been dumped, and it feels horrible.
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#21. My dad doesn't watch 'Coronation Street.' But my mum is a massive fan. I'd like to think my dad will watch it for a few token episodes, as I'm in it.
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#24. Obviously, I play a villain in 'Downton Abbey'. As an actor, you want to get a variety of roles, so to be offered the part of Joe, it was perfect.
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#25. I just want to say thank you to everyone who watched and tuned in and loved my evil gayness.
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#27. My girlfriend is a great support, and I've got a big circle of mates who keep my feet on the ground.
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#28. You know if something is good because you remember the lines because it is written so well. The rhythm of the speech is spot on.
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#29. Before 'Coronation Street,' I was a jobbing actor, and after it, I'm a jobbing actor again.
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#31. I'm proud of the fact that Downton Abbey was born in a recession, at a time when ITV had dropped a lot of drama programmes. And I know that because I was out of work at the time!
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#33. Being in 'Coronation Street' is only going to make me a better actor.
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#34. Beverly Hills is too intimidating. Everyone's got lovely teeth, so you don't want to smile. Everyone's ripped, so you start working out at 4 in the morning and eating egg white omelets.
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