I just think streaming feels like it's the future. It allows people to watch things in a way that fits into their lives. Tom Riley More Quotes by Tom Riley More Quotes From Tom Riley Relentless Forward Motion! Tom Riley inspirational-running relentless running The thing about Doctor Who is it's chased around the world, so there's 50 fans hanging out at every location. Tom Riley doctors fans world My fishing hole is deader than...a dead thing that's dead. Tom Riley holes fishing I went to London Fashion Week for the first time, after I got the job [on The Collection ], and it completely changed the way I perceived it. I thought, "This is a far bigger operation than I ever expected, and it has far more worth than I ever gave it before." It definitely changed my view of the fashion world. Tom Riley fashion views jobs When you change a lead actor, everything's going to change - but you can rest assured he's going to absolutely smash it. Tom Riley assured actors It's an art installation to put out a collection, with the people behind the scenes who are inventing and creating these designs and making sure they're realized on the catwalk, and just how much hangs on it for the designers. Their livelihoods hang in the balance, as far as whether this year's collection works for them or not, and there are so many people's jobs on the line, as a result of that. I just had no idea. Tom Riley jobs years art I didn't know about the fashion world, or at least I took it for slightly superficial. I didn't realize the extent of it. Tom Riley realizing fashion world The other great innovation are things like Transparent or One Mississippi on Amazon, Master of None on Netflix, and those half-hours. It's a lot easier to watch a load of those because it's far more palatable to go, "You know, I'm just going to do one more of these." Tom Riley netflix innovation half I'd like to say that I'm a binge-watcher, but I don't really have time. I think the most I've done in a sit-down is three episodes, maybe. It depends. Tom Riley three done thinking The other great thing about it, that seems to be the case in streaming, is that a lot more scripts are written before you start. Because they are planning on allowing it all up at one time, you have four or five scripts to read and an outline of where it's going to go. The writers aren't chasing their tails as much. You're able to see the beginning, middle and end of a storyline, and that is rare. Streaming allows that, in a way that network TV doesn't. Tom Riley four able way The minute you're offered another option, you're like, "You mean, I can watch this every week, if I want to, or twice this week, if I need to, and not next week, if I don't have time?" I didn't even realize it was something we wanted or needed, which is where all great innovations come from. Tom Riley innovation mean next-week Prior to [streaming], the idea of sitting down and watching a show every week seemed like a great idea. Tom Riley sitting-down down-and ideas Oliver [Goldstick] is a very dynamic and imaginative writer, so the stage directions were visceral and very clearly written. Tom Riley imaginative visceral stage It was very much that feeling of having worked so hard on Da Vinci's for three years without seeing sunlight that, unless the right thing came along, I didn't want to do it. Tom Riley want feelings years Like for Einstein, and for people who create nuclear weapons, the problem with the pursuit of knowledge and the pursuit of the greater good is that it invariably leads to things you weren't expecting. Tom Riley nuclear weapons people I remember clearly watching a 'Sooty Show' at a theatre and telling my mum I wanted to be up with the puppets, not in the audience. Tom Riley watching audience theatre remember I went to university in the north of England at University of Birmingham to do an English literature degree, and I knew I could do extracurricular stuff with theater and drama. I started a theater company, called Article 19, and I did it with a bunch of friends. I wrote and directed plays. I had a radio show. Tom Riley university friends literature drama I feel like the experience I gained at university has really helped to inform me as far as who I wanted to become as an actor and what I wanted to do. Tom Riley feel me university experience University was a chance to people-watch and to mix with people from all various walks of life, which as an actor is a great experience because you get to observe people. Tom Riley you experience life people I'm quite lucky in that at certain angles I look all right, and at others I don't look so good, which enables me to play some leading roles and some stranger, more 'character'-type parts. I wouldn't say I'm the conventional handsome Hollywood leading man. Tom Riley good look me man
