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Charlie Hunnam

English Actor

Born: Apr 10, 1980

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There's nothing ever monetarily or fame-seeking or any of the other motivations that sometimes go hand-in-hand with this profession. To me, it's just not like that. I'm on a journey of self-discovery and trying to avoid total existential crisis. That's the kind of operating zone that I'm approaching this business from. Charlie Hunnam

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It's been many years that I've been in this business. All of a sudden, I'm getting all of these wonderful people approaching me and asking me to work with them. It's very hard to say no when you love and respect people. Charlie Hunnam

I collect... for a long time, I collected Nike Air Max 90s, this specific shoe. And it really is nerdy, because collecting sneakers is not that nerdy, but if you don't wear them, and you keep the box fresh, if you're that fanatical about it, then you leap several categories into super-dork, and that's the way I was. Charlie Hunnam

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It's generally more fun playing the villain. Charlie Hunnam

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When I was a kid, probably 16 or 17, I got spotted by a model scout that wanted to represent me, and they sent me one modeling job, for Wall's ice cream. I did one job for them, and then a catwalk shoot for Kangol caps, and decided modeling was not for me. Charlie Hunnam

I ride the same bike that I rode on 'Sons,' a Harley Dyna Super Glide. You know, I wish I wasn't the guy who rode the same bike he rode on his show, but the problem is there's no better bike out there. Charlie Hunnam

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I got expelled from high school, and then did my exams from home. I decided, through that experience, that I was going to expediate my plan and didn't go to university. Instead, I went to a community college and studied the theory and history of film with the idea that I wanted to write and direct. Charlie Hunnam

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I tend to go to bed really early on New Year's Eve. Then I wake up early, drive up while it's still dark, and hike out somewhere beautiful to watch the sunrise. I just take a couple hours and have a post-mortem of the year. Charlie Hunnam

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I'm pretty mercurial and a very difficult, long-winded decision-maker at the best of times. Charlie Hunnam

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I don't tend to watch TV. I'm like a Netflix junkie. I watch a lot of documentaries and movies on Netflix. I like 'Downton Abbey.' Charlie Hunnam

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I was a little bit wary of playing Nicholas. In the script, which I think is true of the novel and the film, he's the only character not singing and dancing in a musical style. Playing someone who is the personification of good is a little difficult. Charlie Hunnam

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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. Charlie Hunnam

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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. Charlie Hunnam

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I bought a house, and I've been decorating it. Charlie Hunnam

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The truth of the matter is the real industry is in LA and the cream of the talent is there. Charlie Hunnam

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And I just want to work with good directors and good people. Charlie Hunnam

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I watch these actors who when you go to buy a pint of milk you see them smiling on the cover of 20 magazines. Then when you see them in a film it's hard to believe the character because you just see them everywhere. Charlie Hunnam

So I try not to do press and if you can keep the balance of keeping a certain degree of anonymity and do interesting work then you can hope for a degree of career longevity. Charlie Hunnam

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I get invited to literally every single movie premiere that's going on. Charlie Hunnam

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Right before I got 'Sons of Anarchy,' I actually quit acting for 18 months and didn't read a single script, and I wrote a film. I felt like I needed to do something that I had control over, as an artist, and also just do something where I felt like I had some control over my life, as just a human, out in the world. Charlie Hunnam

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Being at the mercy of the acting profession, in the early days of one's career, is really brutal and feels like you have no control over your life, at all. Charlie Hunnam

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I was a slightly melancholy child and I think films were a way of escaping for me. Charlie Hunnam

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