"If I'd seen a grown man beating a crippled boy, of course I'd intervene. If my father died and left my mother destitute, it's your instinct to take care of her. So when I started to think about it in those terms, it started to make sense to me."

Mother, Father, Care, Instinct

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"If I'd seen a grown man beating a crippled boy, of course I'd intervene. If my father died and left my mother destitute, it's your instinct to take care of her. So when I started to think about it in those terms, it started to make sense to me."

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Perception

"I'm happy being an actor, it's what I have always wanted to do. I'm just lucky I got to do it so early."

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"I'm currently doing Undeclared an American TV show set in a college. It just got aired and got massive ratings so hopefully that'll screen in the UK soon."

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"In the early part of your career you are always compared with somebody until you can stand on your own two feet."

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"It's generally more fun playing the villain."

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"No, I do a bunch of things to entertain myself. I paint, I make music, I take photographs."

Music

"There are definitely worse people to be compared with. I think Brad Pitt makes interesting decisions."

People

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