I was really in to shiny things when I was younger and I stole a shiny tag for my dog. I didn't get caught. I hope I don't go to jail for that. Nicholas Hoult More Quotes by Nicholas Hoult More Quotes From Nicholas Hoult Other people's success spurs me on to do well and gives me motivation. Nicholas Hoult motivation giving people It's always a bit overwhelming when you arrive on set and everyone's new, but you soon become a big family. I find the hardest thing about acting is that you have to say goodbye to everyone at the end of a shoot. Nicholas Hoult big-families acting goodbye I don't really have disappointments, because I build myself up for rejection. Nicholas Hoult rejection disappointment I think all teenagers feel alone, and that nobody else knows what they are going through and all that sort of stuff. Nicholas Hoult teenager stuff thinking I think if you set yourself specific goals, that's quite a lot of pressure. Nicholas Hoult goal pressure thinking Supposedly I'm impossible to talk to. But it's honestly not me being difficult. Sometimes you just don't have a lot to say. Nicholas Hoult difficult impossible sometimes Nowadays we have so many things that take our attention - phones, Internet - and perhaps we need to disconnect from those and focus on the immediate world around us and the people that are actually present. Nicholas Hoult phones focus people If you're out, and starving, and need a bite to eat, then you need fast food. Nicholas Hoult starving fast-food needs I won't eat veal, and my mum won't eat lamb, because she thinks it's a bit harsh to eat cute things. Nicholas Hoult lambs cute thinking By the time I was 14, I was about six foot. I remember going into auditions, and they'd look at how tall I was and say, 'Well, you're taller than the lead actor, so there's no way we can cast you. Nicholas Hoult actors feet looks I don't think parents always know where their children are going or what they are doing, what they are up to. Nicholas Hoult parent children thinking I'm not one of those people who's saying "I'm going to set up a production company", because I like acting and not having to be a business man and do that side of things. Nicholas Hoult acting men people Occasionally people will look at me and do a double take and theyll look at me like theyre trying to think where they know me from. Nicholas Hoult trying people thinking My mum always says work goes in waves: you have a good spell and then it dips. Nicholas Hoult dip mum wave As a kid, when you're in a film with somebody, you look up to them, you know? Nicholas Hoult film kids looks I don't like watching myself. I get embarrassed. Nicholas Hoult embarrassed That's the main thing, looking for interesting characters, good directors, and experiences where you're growing and learning. Nicholas Hoult character directors interesting I try not to be too optimistic or pessimistic. If you're a pessimist then that's depressing all the time; if you're an optimist and things don't work out then that's depressing, too. Nicholas Hoult optimistic depressing work-out Long-term boredom can't lead to anything good. Nicholas Hoult boredom term long I'm not too vain - I sometimes take pride in my appearance, but I stick to the rule never to spend longer than a girl getting ready. Nicholas Hoult girl pride sticks