James Norton Quotes

James Norton

English Actor

Born: 1985

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It takes a lot of courage, when everyone is asking you what you want to do, if you say that you want to be a musician or an actor; people can be very condescending and say, 'Oh, that's so sweet, good luck with that!' It can be very frustrating. James Norton

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I grew up in the countryside, so I had quite a feral life up until the age of about fourteen. James Norton

Life Age About Had Countryside Until Up Quite Grew Fourteen

I love, when I'm on holiday in cities, going into church and feeling that reverence and that kind of automatic respect: the sort of magic which exists in those kind of religious temples. James Norton

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You don't want a character who sits on an even playing field the whole time. James Norton

Time Character You Field Want Who Whole Even Playing Playing Field

When I was playing a psychopath in 'Happy Valley,' it was really weird. James Norton

Happy Valley Weird Really Playing

I had the acting bug from a very early age. James Norton

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For a long time I had a vintage stall, where I sold men's vintage clothing, and my girlfriend was convinced it was just to do with a problem I had where I just couldn't stop buying senseless clothes, even if they didn't fit me. James Norton

I do a mean mouth trumpet. James Norton

Mouth Trumpet Mean

I crashed my bicycle on the way to my first date with my ex-girlfriend and was cautioned by the police. James Norton

Police First Bicycle Way Date Crashed

If you compare the violence in 'Happy Valley' to the violence in something like 'Game of Thrones,' it's nothing. But it is shocking because it's so real and grounded. The characters could live next door to you - they're not in a remote fantasy world. James Norton

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Half of what creates psychopaths is genetic, but the other half is conditioning. James Norton

Half Other Genetic Conditioning Creates

I wanted to do a degree in something I was interested in before going into acting. James Norton

Degree Before Something Going Wanted Interested Acting

I think the mistake lots of people make when it comes to a psychopath is that they completely write off their actions as cruel, callous and completely calculated, but actually, the truth is that they have interests and reasons behind their actions. James Norton

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For any actor, it's a great privilege to play a character that is very distant from yourself. James Norton

Great Character Yourself Distant Very Privilege Any Actor Play

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