Aaron Taylor-Johnson Quotes

I was lucky enough, when I was younger, to have the chance to do as much as possible, and I found what I wanted to do. I did swimming, gymnastics, kickboxing and the one that took off more than the others was acting.

There are so many elements that make a good film. You need a great director who's driving it.

I don't really know what the dream role would be. That's a hard question to answer. You never really know, until you're immersed into something, how passionate you feel for it and how it unravels.

I'm constantly trying to find something that's different from me, whereas some actors do the same thing, again and again. That's not for me.

Life is more important than 'what film I do next.

My world was completely different to other boys my age. When I was six I was earning money, and by 10 I was paying more tax than the parents of other pupils. I feel a lot older than my years. Because I was working with adults, I had to mature a lot quicker.

Pulp Fiction' was probably one of the first films I ever saw that really kind of took effect on me. I was about four years old - obviously wasn't supposed to be seeing that film; my sister kind of sneaked it out and we got to see it. She's older than me. That was something I always used to watch.

I haven't got any friends from where I grew up, but that's not to do with fame.

I don't like to be me. I'm not so comfortable being me on screen because then I'd be a presenter. I'm not Jimmy Fallon.

I grew up in the '90s. I listened to a lot of The Clash, Velvet Underground and Roxy Music. I wasn't into Boyzone, or anything.

I'm always looking for something that's versatile from the last.

I think that if you're really going to snog someone and it's going to be a perfect snog, it's got to be between two people that really like each other, rather than someone you think is fit and you snog for the sake of it. That normally turns out not to be a good snog. But if you have two people that really like each other, then fair enough. Really, it's a little mix of kissing, a bit of lips, maybe some biting, and then a bit of tongue and stuff. It depends on what kinky little minx you've gone for on the night.

The buzz you get when you're playing a song and everyone is screaming and dancing and what have you and singing along is incredible.

I can understand why rock stars are rock stars and why they play in front of people because the buzz that you get is insane. It's probably the same as when you do something on stage and you work off the audience. The buzz you get when you're playing a song and everyone is screaming and dancing and what have you and singing along is incredible.

It's great when talented people in the world, in the same business, can see your work and compliment you on what you're doing and take a strong interest in your movements in your career.

I don't go online, I don't read reviews, I try not to look at anything on the Internet.

I can't think of anything worse than trying to schmooze someone with the idea that you're an actor.

It's funny because if you ever ask anyone in England to try and do a Beatles accent, no one knows what they really sound like. If you ask anyone in America, they would try and give it a go. English people just know their songs.

I knew the Beatles songs and how influential they are to other bands, but I'm not a fanatic, so I could look outside the box and observe.

I was always told at school that you had to have a back-up plan, but all I ever wanted to do was act. There was no plan B for me.

I was brought up by a really proud, supportive family, so I have that sort of grounding.

I get on fine with my mum and dad, but if they want to see the grandchildren, they come to me.

Something like making the NIT would have been a great way to showcase the season we had.

I think with anything where you delve into the back story of an artist, it kind of explains their work more intimately.

Anyone who's got a guitar, you like to pick it up. I can play a couple of songs, some '50s rock and roll, a bit of Elvis. That's it, really - I'm not a musician, I'm not a singer.

The thing about travelling is that you work hard and play hard, but you can do all those things without your parents knowing.