Sam Claflin Quotes

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

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

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

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.

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

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

I keep in touch with what's real.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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 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.