Sam Claflin quotes:

I used to spend a lot of time at football training, but that time was later spent in amateur acting classes and my local youth theatre, in plays at school and after-school clubs. That filled the void.

When I was in high school, I was a bad singer. I mean, all my early acting was musical theater, and my first ever show was 'Jesus Christ Superstar.' Everyone's familiar with it. I played priest number 3 and sang so out of tune that it's not even funny.

PSH - I am genuinely shocked, saddened and speechless. A truly wonderful man, with a magical touch. My hero. Thoughts are with his family

Johnny Depp gave me the best advice. He said, 'Keep your feet on the ground. Stay grounded. Remember where you came from.'

One of the first pieces of advice I was ever given, on my first job was, you should always buy something to treat yourself to say well done for getting the job! However I've not followed on that through yet... I've always wanted a tattoo, something to mark my experience.

A famous actor told me once - I don't want to name names, I hate that sort of thing - but I was at his house and he said, 'Are you on Twitter?' I said, 'Yes, I am.' And he said, 'There'll be one day when you'll have, like, five friends. And in the same day it'll go to five thousand.'

One of the first pieces of advice I was ever given, on my first job was, 'You should always buy something to treat yourself to say, 'Well done for getting the job!'

There will be times when you just can't seem to land an acting job, and you feel like giving up. Don't! The only way to realise that dream is to keep working hard for it.

My parents don't have any showbusiness links. They are so far away from it.

L.A. is my office. I come here for work and work only.

I've lived with boys and girls, and I find that boys are generally cleaner than girls. Generally! This is a big generalization!

I do just genuinely believe Chris Hemsworth is a 6'3, more muscular version of me. And more handsome, but I try.

I'm very English. I'm white. I mean, I'm so pale. With spray tans they start peeling and start getting really dirty looking.

In England, when we're at drama school, we spend a lot of time learning the craft from playwrights and stage actors, who are very well trained in the basics of acting because they need to get it right the first time - you can't have second or third takes when you're in front of a live audience, unlike in film.

There's so many great, fantastic compliments I need to give that girl. Three words isn't enough.

I don't go to royal parties or play polo on horseback. No, I don't hang out with the posh crowd, if that makes sense.

I quite like the element of surprise, and as much as I have my ideas, I always appreciate ideas that come from other people as well, and I love the mystery of not knowing.

I keep in touch with what's real.

I'm English. And I don't have tan skin or blond hair or green eyes.

In fact I've been rather blessed with roles in my career that really alter my actual look. I've never looked the same in any film I've done.

The reason I'm an actor is because I'll never be able to be perfect.

I have to prove myself in a lot of ways - as an actor, as a person, as someone who can handle pressure.

I'm open to all the elements, I'm definitely ready to take anything on. But I don't want to jump too far into the deep end.

I always try to be true to who I am and just be myself.

I'm somewhat of a perfectionist, I think, and I strive for perfection.

I purposefully did not want to watch anything I've done so far; I actually don't like looking at my face, so I don't like watching myself on the screen. It's an insecurity thing I have.

If anything changes, I'll just take it in stride. For now, I can still walk down the street and quite happily not get noticed.