English - Actor | August 20, 1981 -
We live in a youth-obsessed, aesthetically obsessed culture. That is no more evident than in the film industry.
Ben Barnes
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Almost every script that I've gotten has been for sort of the generic Hollywood type. I haven't chosen them. All the ones I have chosen are because I've been fascinated with the source material or because of the script.
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I actually went to university.
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I swim a lot. I swim most days.
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No one wants to be with a girl that your mother would pick for you.
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Sword fighting is just as fun as it looks on the screen.
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My mum was raised Jewish, my dad is very scientifically minded, and my school was vaguely Christian. We sang hymns in school. I liked the hymns bit, but apart from that, I can take it or leave it. So I had lots of different influences when I was younger.
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I went to a very academically competitive high school. So I was always quite studious and quiet, just to keep up with the other geniuses who were in my school.
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I always looked really young for my age. And once I hit 23, 24 and 25, I was then allowed to play the cool 18-year-olds and stuff.
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Sometimes success comes in ways you don't expect.
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Half my fan mail comes from Japan.
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I don't really see the point in making a film unless you can think of a good reason to do it.
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