It's incredible to watch this film, i never thought I would ever have a film like this where I get to be in period Victorian costume ... It's a wonderful opportunity and I hope it continues to open doors and it sends a message to the rest of the industry to be as bold as Mr Iannucci.

Dev Patel

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I don't have a Facebook or Twitter account. by Dev Patel

I don't have a Facebook or Twitter account.

accounts

I'm an Asian guy growing up in London so I see myself as British,... by Dev Patel

I'm an Asian guy growing up in London so I see myself as British, but India is part of my culture.

growing-up india guy

You're never going to truly wrap your head around things that take a lifetime to study while making a movie.

study lifetime

I don't think I have the pulling power of Jim Carrey. by Dev Patel

I don't think I have the pulling power of Jim Carrey.

pulling thinking

'Slumdog' was my first movie, and I had never been to India before - I was just a teenager in the U.K. with my headphones and my Nike shoes. What did I know about growing up in a slum?

nike teenager growing-up

Television moves fast, and you don't have the indulgences you have when you're shooting movies of so many takes because there are tight deadlines.

shooting television moving

I'm not a Casanova in 'The Newsroom,' by the way - just another h... by Dev Patel

I'm not a Casanova in 'The Newsroom,' by the way - just another hard worker.

casanova hard-work way

But I'm tone deaf - window-shattering tone deaf. I can't sing for the life of me. I can't sing or dance, so no remake of 'Grease' for me!

grease tone window

The dark side is when you are with family and friends, and you have paparazzi screaming at you - that's been hard to deal with.

family-and-friends dark sides

Yeah, my family is of Indian heritage. by Dev Patel

Yeah, my family is of Indian heritage.

my-family heritage yeah

I have a Blackberry which I use, but I am one of those people who... by Dev Patel

I have a Blackberry which I use, but I am one of those people who can only type on it with one hand.

use hands people

The thing is, I am a loving person. I am super sappy when it comes to romance. But I'm not the Antonio Banderas, swashbuckling, Pierce Brosnan, smooth-talking type.

smooth romance talking

Training in taekwondo for eight years and then being able to do i... by Dev Patel

Training in taekwondo for eight years and then being able to do it in a film was pretty amazing.

training eight years

I was that guy that had totally missed this glorious piece of literature in my childhood, i thought he was the illusionist when I went to the meeting ... obviously that changed very quickly.

entertainment

I visit India a lot. by Dev Patel

I visit India a lot.

visit lot india