English - Actor | April 1, 1997 -
I did a film, 'X+Y', in which I played somebody on the autistic spectrum. It's a subject I didn't know very much about, but being an actor gives yourself the opportunity to really immerse yourself in that world and learn things. It's one of the great things about what I do.
Asa Butterfield
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When you're acting, you do have to prepare yourself for doing that. You have to leave behind - or you try and leave behind - anything that's going on in your personal life.
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You might only get three takes to do a scene; sometimes it takes longer than that to find those moments.
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I think having a character piece is great. It will challenge you and be different.
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I don't look for anything in particular, like a particular genre. It's all very much to do with the quality of the script and the character as well.
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I'm a pretty normal person outside of the film world. It doesn't really affect me when I'm at school or with my mates.
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It wasn't until I did 'Hugo' where I sort of started to think that this could be something that I do for a long time - not necessarily the rest of my life, but we'll see.
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To have that normality to come back to, to totally relax and not have to deal with a lot of the pressure that's put on young actors makes it a lot easier.
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Whilst I've got these opportunities, and whilst I still love doing it, acting is something I can see myself continuing forever until I get bored of it.
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As an actor, depending on who you are, you might be stopped on the street and might not get all the privacy you want, but I'd rather have that than no human connection whatsoever.
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I like science fiction. I am quite a technologically kind of up-to-date person. I like seeing what the new developments are.
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When things don't go your way, you brush it aside and carry on. Don't take what you have for granted. Enjoy what you have.
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