I don't take myself seriously in the slightest, so it does amaze me that I've ended up being in all these very dark, sinister plays. But I love it because, touch wood, I'm lucky enough not to have that level of darkness in my life. Jack Lowden More Quotes by Jack Lowden More Quotes From Jack Lowden I am attracted to the diversity of different characters. I like doing things that test the boundaries of character and genres, outside the comfort zone. Jack Lowden diversity comfort character As far as men of the past, I guess I'm comfortable looking at those roles and thinking that I want to be like them for the period of filming. I genuinely hold the belief that the characters are more interesting than who I am, when I approach them. I feel comfortable under that veil, and I think it shows. Jack Lowden character men past I'm always struck, when I play characters from previous centuries, how young they were when they did what they did. That's what I need to get used to - when I portrayed a Russian cavalry solider in 'War & Peace,' he was in his teens. When I do a period piece, that's the hardest thing for me to get my head around. Jack Lowden cavalry character Learning how to put someone in an arm lock without breaking their arm... It's quite handy isn't it? Jack Lowden without how someone learning I hate chilling. I hate even the notion of chilling. I like doing stuff. Jack Lowden chilling doing like hate One trap you can fall into when playing someone iconic is to end up doing everything in an iconic way, no matter how pedestrian or mundane that thing is. Jack Lowden end you way fall I grew up on the stage, and there's no two ways about it: you only get one chance to do your bit. Jack Lowden your you stage chance There are such strong women in my life that there's no chance of me getting too big for my boots. Jack Lowden my-life me women life I'm fascinated by sports, the buzz of winning, and the buzz of losing. Jack Lowden fascinated losing winning sports I'm not running about playing romantic leads. I don't know if that's a good or a bad thing, but it's the way it's sort of working out. Jack Lowden bad good romantic way Everybody knows the story of The Smiths. You can still go and see Morrissey. Jack Lowden story go see you The parts I've got to create are a little bit different to a lot of guys my age. Jack Lowden little create different age I do constantly get to change the way I look, which is sort of an old-school idea of acting. Jack Lowden look acting change way A lot of the time, when I watch actors now, I think, 'I don't believe you.' Jack Lowden think you time believe There's never a case of, 'Ooh, I touched a nerve there.' It's make believe. Jack Lowden make never touched believe Everything always looked better in black and white. Everything always looked as if it were the first time; there's always more people in a black and white photograph. It just makes it seem that there were more people at a gig, more people at a football match, than with colour photography. Everything looks more exciting. Jack Lowden black-and-white black time football When I was on stage, I was like, 'This is alright. This is good.' Jack Lowden good like alright stage I grew up on stages. Not standing outside the 'Royal Court Theatre' wistfully, but with enthusiastic people from the community. Jack Lowden royal theatre community people I had the benefit of there being no stigma attached to the arts. My brother's a ballet dancer, and he never came up against anything. Jack Lowden anything never being brother If Morrissey could be a singer, then anybody could. Jack Lowden then anybody could singer
