31 Quotes by James Norton

When I got into drama school, that's when I knew that I could safely say that I wanted to be a professional actor.

I wanted to do a degree in something I was interested in before going into acting.

As far as people I'd like to work with, the list is endless. I think to work with Steve McQueen would be amazing, and then some of the U.K. talent we have: Eddie Marsan, Olivia Colman, both of whom I have met and admired for a long time. We're very blessed in this country; there is so much talent for people to work with and learn from.

You don't want a character who sits on an even playing field the whole time.

For any actor, it's a great privilege to play a character that is very distant from yourself.

For a long time I had a vintage stall, where I sold men's vintage clothing, and my girlfriend was convinced it was just to do with a problem I had where I just couldn't stop buying senseless clothes, even if they didn't fit me.

It takes a lot of courage, when everyone is asking you what you want to do, if you say that you want to be a musician or an actor; people can be very condescending and say, 'Oh, that's so sweet, good luck with that!' It can be very frustrating.

I love, when I'm on holiday in cities, going into church and feeling that reverence and that kind of automatic respect: the sort of magic which exists in those kind of religious temples.

I love good stories; you have to have a good plot - characters which intertwine with a good plot.