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

We live in secular world now, but most of our art and culture is rooted in religion.

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

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.

From James Norton

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.

From James Norton

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

From James Norton

As far as people I'd like to work with, the list is endless. I think to work with Steve McQueen would be amazing, and then some of the U.K. talent we have: Eddie Marsan, Olivia Colman, both of whom I have met and admired for a long time. We're very blessed in this country; there is so much talent for people to work with and learn from.

From James Norton

Being in a person's head for five months, where they're so hateful, is kind of exhausting.

From James Norton

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.

From James Norton

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

From James Norton

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