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I know that everyone wants to know about 'Downton Abbey,' but the truth is that it was only a few days out of my life. Still, you play a distinctive part on a hit series, and everyone suddenly knows who you are. Isn't it crazy how this business works?

Theo James

Work Truth Life

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Every time I come, I'm still amazed at the breadth California has. Big Sur, Yosemite, the desert... I love it.

Time Love Yosemite

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I've got two brothers and two sisters, so there's five of us and we're all very close, which is cool.

Cool Which Very

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My obsession is plastic packaging. It makes me sick, all the waste. Everything about it disappoints me.

Waste Very Thing

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What is interesting, as well, is how much power homicide detectives have and how much respect. They are kind of rock stars, especially in New York. There are not that many of them.

Respect Power York

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New York cops are very specific in terms of the way they talk and the way they handle themselves. All these cliches that, as an Englishman, I thought were from a bygone era or were a bit of poetic license with cop shows - the more you hang out with them, the more you realize how real that jargon is.

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You question, as anybody should, the overarching worth of your profession, right? So that's a question I've often asked myself.

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'Divergent' is a story about people who don't fit into a category - that is a big part of the message - but it's also about conformity and forcing people into these simple archetypes. At the end of the day, humans don't exist like that. We're multifaceted.

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People say that New Yorkers aren't friendly, but I think they're more friendly than Londoners. Here there is a front-footed nature of Americans. You can go out on a night out and meet 10 random people and stay in touch with them, whereas that's not going to happen in the same way in London.

Nature You Yorker

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Inherently, I'm not a huge extrovert, so I actually find interviews and all the glamour to be a bit challenging sometimes.

Time Views View

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Everybody has a bit of body armor they wear to protect themselves, and love is about trying to break it down. You have to see who a person really is and connect with her to break that armor.

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I think you can tell when a New York show isn't shot in the city. It's so iconic and has such a specific energy.

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I had a pretty steep learning curve in film - as I'm still learning.

Learning Till T

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I watched 'The Shield.' That was a big show for me.

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I've been part of five different bands in my time.

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I was in New Zealand and met this girl. Her sister dared me to bungee jump, so I did! It was a spur-of-the-moment decision - I wanted to impress the girl, and it worked! We were in a relationship after that.

Work Relationship Mom

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I'm definitely a joker.

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I know there's Brooklyn and all the boroughs, but Manhattan specifically is so condensed that the energy is very vibrant. Everywhere you look there is something happening.

You Where Vibrant

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Read more. Read every time you go to bed; read in the day - because at least, reading a book, you can't be distracted by anything else.

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I have the same friends I've had for years and the same family. Unless you love rock n' roll and Hollywood parties and having your photo taken, I don't think necessarily things need to change too much.

Love Family Change

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New York cops are very specific in terms of the way they talk and the way they handle themselves.

Naturally, obviously, nudity is a part of life.

To me, the difference between New York and London is that things are boring and staid in London.

If you don't finish a day of stunts with a lot of bruises, you feel like you haven't done it right.

Let's see... I have a thing for pretty legs. But most importantly, I like confident women.

I was in the school plays, I did a lot of music. I carried on through university for short films and loads of plays.

I find sharing intimate details with people that you don't know an interesting concept. I like to keep some things to myself.

I know that everyone wants to know about 'Downton Abbey,' but the truth is that it was only a few days out of my life. Still, you play a distinctive part on a hit series, and everyone suddenly knows who you are. Isn't it crazy how this business works?

British shows, especially on a first commission, don't get the cash that the U.S. shows get.

It's frustrating we still don't see more movies featuring strong women.

I was thinking recently, I've always loved the ocean. If I could do it all again, I might do an oceanography degree. You can do ocean archaeology, and I thought that might be fascinating to do - man-made structures, where the sea has risen above the structures.

I saw 'Captain America' in 3D. It's cool. I liked the beginning. It's a really good setup.

I'm a pessimist by nature, so I don't believe something until someone has kind of punched me over the head with it.

I want diversity in what I do, as that's what helps you in the long term. It's more fulfilling, and you'll have a longer shelf life as an actor.

Working with Woody Allen was extremely gratifying. He has such a vast catalog of great work that doing one of his films was somewhat unreal.

I don't think I believe in ghosts, per se. But, my nearest experience was when I went on a weekend away and was in a bar in England, years ago, with an ex-girlfriend. I heard this scratching. I was about to go to bed and I was thinking, 'It's an old ghost.' I could hear this noise, but I couldn't work out where it was coming from.

We're in a world where masculinity, especially with these big spectacle movies, is often pushed by rippling six packs and forcing an image down someone's throat trying to prove masculinity. Whereas I think true masculinity comes from having a strong sense of self.

What I like about the 'Underworld' thing is that it's a mix of cool genres, as well as creating its own message.

In Britain, you do your job. When you do an American TV show, there is a sense of being one with the crew, and there is a leadership element, which was a learning curve for me because it is very different culturally. In Britain, you just do it, leave and say, 'Thanks.'

I'd love to do something where I played a musician.

I always think that you finish one movie, you start a new one, and you think, 'OK. I did that last one. Now I've learned. I know how this works.' Then by the end of the movie, you think, 'No, I don't, really.'

One of my fears would be getting torn apart by a great white shark. I love the ocean, but I always have this deep fear of getting torn apart by a great whitey.

I'm a bit of a dude. I like meat. But I am buying it more responsibly, where it's more sourced responsibly.

I just like being present.

I try to use public transport, always.

I did some British TV and bits and bobs here and there. I've been lucky.

There were times I when I'd go out and have some fun, but I wouldn't say I was a 'playa.'

Sprinting for a full day in Atlanta in midsummer proved very challenging. That humidity is crazy. Georgia is a beautiful state, but the weather is intense. I was warned, but for some reason I thought it would be like L.A. in the summer. The reality? No.

I think the best way to become a character is by osmosis as opposed to thinking directly about stuff.

Sometimes the nature of a big movie, the nature of the material, the scene doesn't have the richness that you'd want it to.

I know I often get a job because of how I look. I hope that I keep the job because of how I act.