I was not a name; I was not a face. I was not going to finance a movie. No one was going to come and pay tickets to see me.

Joe Alwyn

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I was really interested in acting and thought secretly I could do it but didn't tell anyone. It was a quite private thing that I wanted to do.

quite thought tell acting

I wasn't one of those kids who get up on the table and dance at a young age, but I always wanted to be an actor.

always dance age young

I still use my iPod all the time.

ipod still use time

Be it 120 frames or 24 frames or film or theatre, you're trying to be a fully formed human being and trying to be honest.

human-being you theatre trying

Talking to people who have served was eye-opening and left me with a huge amount of respect for what they do.

me respect talking people

When I was growing up, my dad was away a lot. He did a lot of work in crisis zones, places like Uganda or Rwanda.

like growing-up dad work

When your dad comes back from a faraway land with bows and arrows and spears wrapped up in a carpet... that's cool.

your back cool dad

At the end of the day, you're trying to - be it on theatre or on the camera - tell the truth and be honest in the moment.

day moment you truth

I think we stick with what we know.

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