Rob James-Collier Quotes

When you're kissing a woman and you want it to look realistic, you're thinking, 'Am I taking advantage of her? Is her boyfriend going to think I'm over-stepping the mark? Whereas when you are kissing a man, those thoughts don't cross your mind. I'm more scared of it looking false, so I went for it fully to make it look real and hopefully I've achieved that.

I’m quite flirtatious with anyone. Some people, because I’m playing a gay character, get quite nervous. And I have to reassure them. I’m like, ‘I’m not gay. I’m not coming on to you. Yet.’

I just want to say thank you to everyone who watched and tuned in and loved my evil gayness.

If youre going to kiss a man, let it be a beautiful man like Ed Speleers.

It's hard being gay in Edwardian times.

My mom and dad put my brother and sister through university and they were very keen for us to have an academic background just to give us a chance.

It's not just modern-day society that is liberal.

My girlfriend is a great support, and I've got a big circle of mates who keep my feet on the ground.

Because youve done the horrible jobs, it gives you an even grittier determination to succeed.

I'm a working class lad.

I'm proud of the fact that Downton Abbey was born in a recession, at a time when ITV had dropped a lot of drama programmes. And I know that because I was out of work at the time!

There's definitely a wave of Brits doing great work on American television, and I wouldn't mind being one of them!

Sometimes people can be guilty of not working at relationships and if it's not working, oof, that's it.

I think because of my background - I went through university and did an academic career and fell into acting - I've never had a game plan for my career because I got into it quite ad hoc.

If I had a comfort blanket, I wouldn't have been as passionate and driven.