Quotes by Rob James-Collier - Page 1

I'm a working class lad.
Rob James-Collier / Actor
Class
Lad
Working Class
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I've swam with great white sharks.
Rob James-Collier / Actor
Sharks
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The devil always has the better tunes!
Rob James-Collier / Actor
Tunes
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It's hard being gay in Edwardian times.
Rob James-Collier / Actor
Being Gay
Gay
Hard
Edwardian
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It's not just modern-day society that is liberal.
Rob James-Collier / Actor
Modern
Modern Day
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If you rile a tiger, he's going to show his claws.
Rob James-Collier / Actor
Claws
Going
Show
He
His
Tiger
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America does not like people being not nice to dogs.
Rob James-Collier / Actor
America
Dog
Nice
Dogs
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You don't buy evil characters lattes. That's not normal behavior.
Rob James-Collier / Actor
Character
Evil
Normal
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Being in 'Coronation Street' is only going to make me a better actor.
Rob James-Collier / Actor
Coronation
Better Actor
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If youre going to kiss a man, let it be a beautiful man like Ed Speleers.
Rob James-Collier / Actor
Men
Beautiful
Kissing
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Most actors will tell you that villains are the most interesting to play.
Rob James-Collier / Actor
Actors
Interesting
Play
Villains
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If I had a comfort blanket, I wouldn't have been as passionate and driven.
Rob James-Collier / Actor
Blanket
Comfort
Driven
Passionate
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I went to Huddersfield University Business School. That's where I learned my trade.
Rob James-Collier / Actor
Business School
Trade
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I got into acting for the different scenarios and roles and meeting different people.
Rob James-Collier / Actor
Scenarios
Different People
Meeting
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When people accuse me of being really posh, I think, 'Hang on a minute - no, I'm not!'
Rob James-Collier / Actor
Posh
Me People Think
Accuse
Me People Being
Hang
Minute
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And there are lots of moments when I think, ‘What am I doing as an actor? I can’t act!’
Rob James-Collier / Actor
Actors
Moments
Thinking
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Before 'Coronation Street,' I was a jobbing actor, and after it, I'm a jobbing actor again.
Rob James-Collier / Actor
Coronation
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I just want to say thank you to everyone who watched and tuned in and loved my evil gayness.
Rob James-Collier / Actor
Evil
Saying Thank You
Want
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Because youve done the horrible jobs, it gives you an even grittier determination to succeed.
Rob James-Collier / Actor
Jobs
Determination
Giving
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Because you've done the horrible jobs, it gives you an even grittier determination to succeed.
Rob James-Collier / Actor
Determination
Horrible
Succeed
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I would like to do theatre because it scares me, and I think you should do things that scare you.
Rob James-Collier / Actor
Scare
Scares
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My girlfriend is a great support, and I've got a big circle of mates who keep my feet on the ground.
Rob James-Collier / Actor
Circles
Feet
Girlfriend
Mates
Circle
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Sometimes people can be guilty of not working at relationships and if it's not working, oof, that's it.
Rob James-Collier / Actor
Guilty
People
Sometimes
Relationships
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There's definitely a wave of Brits doing great work on American television, and I wouldn't mind being one of them!
Rob James-Collier / Actor
American Television
Brits
Great Work
Mind
Television
Wave
Work Great Mind
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Particularly with internships, you have to work for a year with no money. How on Earth are you going to finance that?
Rob James-Collier / Actor
Finance
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People identify with being heartbroken. We've all been heartbroken, haven't we? I've been dumped, and it feels horrible.
Rob James-Collier / Actor
Dumped
Heartbroken
Horrible
Identify
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You know if something is good because you remember the lines because it is written so well. The rhythm of the speech is spot on.
Rob James-Collier / Actor
Rhythm
Spot
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Obviously, I play a villain in 'Downton Abbey'. As an actor, you want to get a variety of roles, so to be offered the part of Joe, it was perfect.
Rob James-Collier / Actor
Abbey
Variety
Villain
Downton Abbey
Joe
Offered
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My mom and dad put my brother and sister through university and they were very keen for us to have an academic background just to give us a chance.
Rob James-Collier / Actor
Sister
Dad
Mom
Academic
Brother
Mom And Dad
University
Background
Brother And Sister
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My dad doesn't watch 'Coronation Street.' But my mum is a massive fan. I'd like to think my dad will watch it for a few token episodes, as I'm in it.
Rob James-Collier / Actor
Coronation
Episodes
Massive
Mum
Token
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I can't watch myself on screen without dying a little bit inside. And there are lots of moments when I think, 'What am I doing as an actor? I can't act!'
Rob James-Collier / Actor
Dying
Little Bit
Moments
Inside
Lots
Watch
Screen
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I'm proud of the fact that Downton Abbey was born in a recession, at a time when ITV had dropped a lot of drama programmes. And I know that because I was out of work at the time!
Rob James-Collier / Actor
Drama
Facts
Proud
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Beverly Hills is too intimidating. Everyone's got lovely teeth, so you don't want to smile. Everyone's ripped, so you start working out at 4 in the morning and eating egg white omelets.
Rob James-Collier / Actor
Beverly Hills
Eating
Hills
Intimidating
Lovely
Ripped
Teeth
Beverly
Egg
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I think because of my background - I went through university and did an academic career and fell into acting - I've never had a game plan for my career because I got into it quite ad hoc.
Rob James-Collier / Actor
Academic
Careers
Game Plan
Games
Thinking
University
Ad
Background
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The reason I'm an actor and am trying to make my way in drama is to move people, to affect people, to gain a response - so these people who come up to you in the street are your audience.
Rob James-Collier / Actor
Response
Affect
Gain
Street People Way
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I’m quite flirtatious with anyone. Some people, because I’m playing a gay character, get quite nervous. And I have to reassure them. I’m like, ‘I’m not gay. I’m not coming on to you. Yet.’
Rob James-Collier / Actor
Character
Gay
People
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I'm a working class lad. So at 25, and with no-one in our family having any theatrical inclination, when I said, 'I'm going to scratch all that and become an actor,' I may as well have said I was going to be a Premiership footballer for the chance I'd have.
Rob James-Collier / Actor
Footballer
Inclination
Lad
Theatrical
No-One
Premiership
Scratch
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Working on 'Downton Abbey' is amazing, but there's an ensemble cast of between 18 and 21 actors. With 'Love Life,' there are two couples and a few other key characters. As a smaller unit, you've got to take more responsibility - at the same time, you can have more ownership of the direction it's going in.
Rob James-Collier / Actor
Amazing
Abbey
Ensemble
Love Life
Ownership
Responsibility
Life Love Time
Cast
Couples
Direction
Downton Abbey
Same Time
Smaller
Unit
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When you're kissing a woman and you want it to look realistic, you're thinking, 'Am I taking advantage of her? Is her boyfriend going to think I'm over-stepping the mark? Whereas when you are kissing a man, those thoughts don't cross your mind. I'm more scared of it looking false, so I went for it fully to make it look real and hopefully I've achieved that.
Rob James-Collier / Actor
Men
Kissing
Real
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