22 Quotes by Rupert Penry-Jones

Working hard as an actor means you're doing what you want to do.

I always felt like acting was something I could just do if I wanted, which was wrong.

Our pool is outdoors, but it's heated, and I've got one of those machines that produces waves you have to swim against; like a jogging treadmill, really, only it's in water. Basically, it means you can have a small pool, swim for miles, and get nowhere.

My parents didn't want me to be an actor. They didn't think I could take the rejection, and I have to say they were probably right.

You just worry that your time is up. It's not that people suddenly go, 'Oh, actually they're not very good any more,' but sometimes, well, your time is up. There are a lot of actors out there who just disappear.

What I really enjoy is when someone who I used to have a crush on, a female from my industry, comes up to me at a party and says, 'Oh, I've been dying to meet you. I've had such a crush on you.'

I've never boxed before in my life. I've had one day's training at a boxing gym, and it's an incredibly difficult sport.

It's always nice to have people say you're good-looking. But I do get told I'm not right for parts because I'm too good-looking.

I have two beautiful children, a wife who loves me very much and who I love - and my career is going well, too.