125 Quotes by Jamie Bell

I think documentary filmmaking is a braver way to make films because it's real, and you're really there.

I never had a father figure so I never missed it.

I love documentaries. It's actually my favorite medium of film.

My favourite superhero is obviously Batman because he's the sexiest. But I can't imagine myself as Batman.

but it's nice when big stars come over and say, 'Great job.'

I'm a hard-mouthed northeastern lad. That's me - the Eminem of Northeast England.

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.

I hate the stereotype of the pitfalls of the child actor. There are so many amazing examples - Natalie Portman, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Jodie Foster, Drew Barrymore - of people who have made it through.

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.