Top 65 Quotes & Sayings by Theo James

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an English actor Theo James.
Last updated on December 24, 2024.
Theo James

Theodore Peter James Kinnaird Taptiklis is an English actor. He is known for portraying Tobias "Four" Eaton in The Divergent Series film trilogy. James starred in the horror films Underworld: Awakening (2012) and Underworld: Blood Wars (2016), the action film How It Ends (2018), and the science fiction film Archive (2020). In television, he appeared in the crime drama series Golden Boy (2012) and the romance series The Time Traveler's Wife (2022).

I saw 'Captain America' in 3D. It's cool. I liked the beginning. It's a really good setup.
I think you can tell when a New York show isn't shot in the city. It's so iconic and has such a specific energy.
New York cops are very specific in terms of the way they talk and the way they handle themselves. — © Theo James
New York cops are very specific in terms of the way they talk and the way they handle themselves.
I was thinking recently, I've always loved the ocean. If I could do it all again, I might do an oceanography degree. You can do ocean archaeology, and I thought that might be fascinating to do - man-made structures, where the sea has risen above the structures.
You question, as anybody should, the overarching worth of your profession, right? So that's a question I've often asked myself.
I'd love to do something where I played a musician.
Sometimes the best parts are the leading men. But the little parts can be similarly gratifying.
I was in the school plays, I did a lot of music. I carried on through university for short films and loads of plays.
I've had some strange notes from fans and a few weird gifts.
Sometimes the nature of a big movie, the nature of the material, the scene doesn't have the richness that you'd want it to.
I try to use public transport, always.
I'm a bit of a dude. I like meat. But I am buying it more responsibly, where it's more sourced responsibly.
I know I often get a job because of how I look. I hope that I keep the job because of how I act.
Read more. Read every time you go to bed; read in the day - because at least, reading a book, you can't be distracted by anything else. — © Theo James
Read more. Read every time you go to bed; read in the day - because at least, reading a book, you can't be distracted by anything else.
What is interesting, as well, is how much power homicide detectives have and how much respect. They are kind of rock stars, especially in New York. There are not that many of them.
I have the same friends I've had for years and the same family. Unless you love rock n' roll and Hollywood parties and having your photo taken, I don't think necessarily things need to change too much.
I did some British TV and bits and bobs here and there. I've been lucky.
One of my fears would be getting torn apart by a great white shark. I love the ocean, but I always have this deep fear of getting torn apart by a great whitey.
New York cops are very specific in terms of the way they talk and the way they handle themselves. All these cliches that, as an Englishman, I thought were from a bygone era or were a bit of poetic license with cop shows - the more you hang out with them, the more you realize how real that jargon is.
Diving into Internet speculation is like playing with the devil. It's tempting, of course.
I know that everyone wants to know about 'Downton Abbey,' but the truth is that it was only a few days out of my life. Still, you play a distinctive part on a hit series, and everyone suddenly knows who you are. Isn't it crazy how this business works?
'Divergent' is a story about people who don't fit into a category - that is a big part of the message - but it's also about conformity and forcing people into these simple archetypes. At the end of the day, humans don't exist like that. We're multifaceted.
In Britain, you do your job. When you do an American TV show, there is a sense of being one with the crew, and there is a leadership element, which was a learning curve for me because it is very different culturally. In Britain, you just do it, leave and say, 'Thanks.'
I'm a pessimist by nature, so I don't believe something until someone has kind of punched me over the head with it.
Sprinting for a full day in Atlanta in midsummer proved very challenging. That humidity is crazy. Georgia is a beautiful state, but the weather is intense. I was warned, but for some reason I thought it would be like L.A. in the summer. The reality? No.
Working with Woody Allen was extremely gratifying. He has such a vast catalog of great work that doing one of his films was somewhat unreal.
Inherently, I'm not a huge extrovert, so I actually find interviews and all the glamour to be a bit challenging sometimes.
You know what actors are like. You can sometimes be like, 'Darling, darling, we love each other,' but you don't really know them.
I've been part of five different bands in my time.
I'm definitely a joker.
I just like being present.
While I find my job as an actor challenging, I also think that there's fun in that challenge.
What I like about the 'Underworld' thing is that it's a mix of cool genres, as well as creating its own message.
I had a pretty steep learning curve in film - as I'm still learning.
There were times I when I'd go out and have some fun, but I wouldn't say I was a 'playa.'
I did my share of kid acting, like lots of us do. I even played King Herod when I was 6, but when I got to the end of my school period, that was it.
Everybody has a bit of body armor they wear to protect themselves, and love is about trying to break it down. You have to see who a person really is and connect with her to break that armor.
I always think that you finish one movie, you start a new one, and you think, 'OK. I did that last one. Now I've learned. I know how this works.' Then by the end of the movie, you think, 'No, I don't, really.'
I want diversity in what I do, as that's what helps you in the long term. It's more fulfilling, and you'll have a longer shelf life as an actor. — © Theo James
I want diversity in what I do, as that's what helps you in the long term. It's more fulfilling, and you'll have a longer shelf life as an actor.
I find sharing intimate details with people that you don't know an interesting concept. I like to keep some things to myself.
I know there's Brooklyn and all the boroughs, but Manhattan specifically is so condensed that the energy is very vibrant. Everywhere you look there is something happening.
I don't think I believe in ghosts, per se. But, my nearest experience was when I went on a weekend away and was in a bar in England, years ago, with an ex-girlfriend. I heard this scratching. I was about to go to bed and I was thinking, 'It's an old ghost.' I could hear this noise, but I couldn't work out where it was coming from.
To me, the difference between New York and London is that things are boring and staid in London.
My obsession is plastic packaging. It makes me sick, all the waste. Everything about it disappoints me.
I watched 'The Shield.' That was a big show for me.
British shows, especially on a first commission, don't get the cash that the U.S. shows get.
Let's see... I have a thing for pretty legs. But most importantly, I like confident women.
I've got two brothers and two sisters, so there's five of us and we're all very close, which is cool.
We're in a world where masculinity, especially with these big spectacle movies, is often pushed by rippling six packs and forcing an image down someone's throat trying to prove masculinity. Whereas I think true masculinity comes from having a strong sense of self.
I think the best way to become a character is by osmosis as opposed to thinking directly about stuff. — © Theo James
I think the best way to become a character is by osmosis as opposed to thinking directly about stuff.
If you don't finish a day of stunts with a lot of bruises, you feel like you haven't done it right.
I was in New Zealand and met this girl. Her sister dared me to bungee jump, so I did! It was a spur-of-the-moment decision - I wanted to impress the girl, and it worked! We were in a relationship after that.
People say that New Yorkers aren't friendly, but I think they're more friendly than Londoners. Here there is a front-footed nature of Americans. You can go out on a night out and meet 10 random people and stay in touch with them, whereas that's not going to happen in the same way in London.
Every time I come, I'm still amazed at the breadth California has. Big Sur, Yosemite, the desert... I love it.
Naturally, obviously, nudity is a part of life.
It's frustrating we still don't see more movies featuring strong women.
I find confidence seductive. Confidence, to me, is being happy in your own identity and not being influenced by others. I find that quite seductive because I'm a 50-50 person: in some ways I'm confident, and in some ways I'm quiet, reclusive. [I] like someone who can shake me out of that and approach me.
For better or worse we live in a very exposing [time] where, if you choose to, everyone can see everyone's business. You see what they're having for breakfast, where they are, what they're doing. Whereas I think that classic idea of mystery is very seductive. Not knowing every single thing about a person, what they're thinking, that's very powerful. And it would be a shame if we lost that totally.
A great cologne can really attract a partner. Women particularly respond to smell, and they also have a good sense of memory in terms of men. I think it's very important for a man to wear a good fragrance.
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