Jonathan Rhys Meyers Quotes
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You go through your 20s sort of like a chrysalis in many ways, stretching into your own skin and trying to bust out of a cocoon.
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When it comes to dreams, one may falter, but the only way to fail is to abandon them.
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I'm part of the Ipod generation. I got 10,000 tracks from all over the world.
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I think all actors have addictive personalities.
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I like being 30. I wouldn't want to do the twenties again. They are their own entity.
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Even though I've had the body of work I've had, and the success I've had, I do not rest on my laurels whatsoever.
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You really have to work harder to come up with new ways to play the scenes.
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It can take a long time for some people to find out how to ground themselves, and film sets are an odd atmosphere to do it in - especially if, like me, you finished school early.
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That's a funny thing, fame. People definitely do treat you differently. When you begin to be successful, people say, 'Don't go changing.' Well, that's easy to say, but the fact is, you don't change at all -- other people do.
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I completely believe that I will produce my best work and my best work will come in my thirties.
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I didn't use a phone until I was 14.
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I find actors who play nasty guys in movies are the nicest guys in real life, and the opposite then goes for heroes.
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When I was a kid, you listened to a certain genre. Now it's like, "I love indie rock, I love hip-hop, jazz, funk." Also, we knew it couldn't be the same thing each year.
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I got paid 20 grand for my first film. And that's the lowest I ever got paid.
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My mother said I was a star when I was about four years old. That's all I need.
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With a director it's all about the work; I'd work with a great director over - you know, I'm not the kind of actor who that doesn't go, 'I want to play this role.' It's more like, 'I want to work with this director,' regardless of what the role is because if it's a good director, you'll probably find a good role because it's a decent film. But a mediocre director will always make a mediocre movie.
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I can be intolerably jealous and I think that’s what’s driven me. My ambition knows no end.
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You can give the greatest performance possible, but if you don't have a director who's pointing the camera in the right direction and an editor who's editing it properly, it doesn't matter what you do. The director and the editor are the most important people. Not the actors. Sometimes the writer is important. But if you don't have a good director, you can't have a good production.
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If I wasn't so insecure about myself I wouldn't work as hard as I do. I am constantly seeking approval.
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A lot of my success is because of what I look like. I know that.
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Nobodys perfect. And if you think they are, youre sadly mistaken.
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Celebrity has lost its value - all you have to do is go on a reality TV show for six weeks and everybody knows your name.
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For me, I felt bad for people asking the questions, cause you know their boss sent them out saying, 'Get me something on Mission Impossible.' And you ask the question, and it's just a polite, 'I'm not going to tell you.' Then, every so often, they'd go, 'Well, can't you just tell us a little bit?' I have to say, 'You know what guys, I'm under contract and I'm not going to tell you anything.' So you keep asking the questions and I'm just going to keep smiling. And it's hard, cause I don't want to seem rude, but it's part of my job just like it's part of their job to keep a secret.
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I'm a one-woman guy. I think that if you can find someone you want to spend the rest of your life with, you should marry them instantly, and try to stay married.
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My failures has helped me as much as my successes.
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I don't hang out with movie stars, and you won't see me going to many Hollywood parties. I'm actually quite boring.
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I'm a workaholic. I also go to the gym a lot - it's my new thing. Yes, I am a compulsive person.
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You really have to keep people interested, at all times, until the punch comes. You can do that with a film that lasts 90 to 100 minutes. That's very difficult to do at 160 minutes.
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I don't live in Ireland, I live in London with my girlfriend; and it's because of the globalization of our planet, it's not necessary to live in Los Angeles to be a successful and any country is just an airplane ride away. If there's a director who wants to meet me or if there's something I have to do, I can just hop on an airplane - the world's small now.
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I like reading, going to the gym, hanging out with my family. That's it.
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