Quotes by Rupert Friend

I don't love plays. I don't love doing the same thing, every night, for 100 nights in a row.

Some are in it for the money, which is fine. Some of them are in it to be a movie star; that's another reason. Some actors - and this I never understand - will only play likeable characters. And if they're not likeable, they change them to be heroic.

I went to a drama club when I was little, but it was more of an excuse to flirt with girls than anything else. We never put on plays.

The most contemporary film I can think of is your standard romantic comedy, but the minute you make them, they already look so aged.

If I make a film about now, the minute it was done, it wouldn't be about now; it'd be about then.

It's all very brilliant to build bridges and buildings, but long after we're gone, it will be the natural things in this world which will still be here.

Becoming that guy who does one thing is not very interesting. I'm lucky and proud to have been involved in period films and action films.

Intrigue is so much more effective. I don't like to be over-prescriptive of an audience. The same with a book or with art - people shouldn't read too much before they explore.

I was quite solitary for 'Hitman.' I was quite apart. He struck me as a very sad individual. There was a mournful quality there.

I believe in allowing an audience the opportunity to make up their own mind.