Being a young actor in the industry, I had a lot of people who strongly advised me to stay quiet. That was hard to live with. But I've never played a gay role before, and I didn't want to be limited by some strange perception.
One of the things that I cannot fathom is young actors who will not audition and won't read.
I think it's one of the coolest things especially as a young actor, actually at any time - even doing my stuff with Avatar - merchandising, video games come out and action figures and plushie toys. It really ignites the kid in you.
Some people have such strong memories of me as a young actor, that it's hard to see me as anything else.
As a young actor, you hear 'no' every single day for years on end.
You know, young actors say all the time, 'Should I use my own life experience?' And my response is, 'What choice do you have?'
Older actors can still play young, but it's harder for young actors to be able to play that age range.
I was a young actor in my 20s, going out in Soho, having a wild time.
There were certain young actors I had trained with at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art who had always got the big parts and I was always the spear-carrier. Suddenly the roles were reversed and I couldn't understand why, and nor could they.
There's a lot of young actors and people who have success very quickly who kind of expect it or don't have the experience to really appreciate it.
