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I never thought I'd be right to play a Juliet-like character.

Romeo is the most misunderstood character in literature, I think. He's hardcore to play because he's displaying the characteristics of Hamlet at the beginning, and, well, then everything else happens.

I started off as an actor thinking that I would be this Romeo, this dashing leading man. It turns out that I'm a character actor.

I played Romeo when I was younger, and I think I did a couple kind Romeo-like parts after that, and I kind of went, 'I mustn't do this again. I must always choose something that I don't know if I'm a good enough actor to play.'

The ideal way to approach a character is to find something in yourself that relates in some way.

I stopped acting Romeo and just became Romeo.

I wasn't beautiful, so there were plenty of character roles. I never did any Shakespeare, I'm far too superficial for that. I just act instinctively.

I do not want to play a character who is exactly like me.

It's pretty hard to play 'Romeo and Juliet' with someone and not fall in love.

I'd rather play a character that was really, really different to me as to someone who is quite close to my character.