In a work capacity I'm only interested in acting and producing Charlie Hunnam More Quotes by Charlie Hunnam More Quotes From Charlie Hunnam I was playing pretty boys and these angelic roles like Nicholas Nickleby and all that stuff. And I was like, 'What am I doing? This isn't who I am, as a man or an artist.' I had to overcome people's belief that I was too pretty to be a badass. Charlie Hunnam badassartistboys Right before I got 'Sons of Anarchy,' I actually quit acting for 18 months and didnt read a single script, and I wrote a film. I felt like I needed to do something that I had control over, as an artist, and also just do something where I felt like I had some control over my life, as just a human, out in the world. Charlie Hunnam actingartistson A lot of my friends are gangsters. Not like gangsters - well, yeah, all sorts of levels of criminality - but not the types that are preying on innocent people. I have no interest in the type of criminality that has no respect for collateral damage. Charlie Hunnam damagelevelspeople It could be my downfall, but I don't think it is - Hollywood is run on perception, and if you stray off the path of what you want to do with your career, it's suicide. Charlie Hunnam suiciderunningthinking I got expelled from high school, and then did my exams from home. I decided, through that experience, that I was going to expediate my plan and didn't go to university. Instead, I went to a community college and studied the theory and history of film with the idea that I wanted to write and direct. Charlie Hunnam homewritingschool They say that theater is the actor's medium, television is the writer's medium and film is the director's medium, and it's really true. Charlie Hunnam actorsdirectorstelevision If I'd seen a grown man beating a crippled boy, of course I'd intervene. If my father died and left my mother destitute, it's your instinct to take care of her. So when I started to think about it in those terms, it started to make sense to me Charlie Hunnam motherboysfather I realise few people get to live the life they always wanted, but I'm so neurotic, I don't really think about it. I'm too busy thinking, 'I hope I don't screw up my next scene. Charlie Hunnam live-lifepeoplethinking I'm happy being an actor, it's what I have always wanted to do. I'm just lucky I got to do it so early. Charlie Hunnam luckyactorsbeing-happy I'm reading scripts, desperately wanting to work. I've set a couple of things up for next year Charlie Hunnam couplereadingyears Most people that work in [show] business, if they're not gypsies by nature, become gypsies, just because of the reality of this business. Charlie Hunnam gypsyrealitypeople I bought a house, and I've been decorating it Charlie Hunnam decoratinghouse For me, obviously anything that reduces the amount of acting required and makes the process more of an experience, rather than having to synthesize, is incredibly helpful. There were definitely some hardships and some challenges, but eventually all of those hardships and challenges had a positive effect on the work. Charlie Hunnam hardshipactingchallenges I obviously am cognizant of the fact that being handsome gives me greater breadth of opportunity. I'd hope that what I bring to the table far surpasses just being handsome. Charlie Hunnam tablesopportunitygiving Acting is never really effortless, at least not for me. It requires a massive amount of work. But, there's definitely an added level of having to just create the whole thing again, every time. It's also a very exciting thing, to do that. Charlie Hunnam levelsactingexciting My philosophy about the whole thing is that awards are like gifts: it's lovely to receive them, and it is very bad form to covet them. Charlie Hunnam lovelyawardsphilosophy I find aspects of the industry tedious and hard to manage. Charlie Hunnam tediousaspecthard If I went to them all dressed up and flashed a nice smile for the cameras it would probably be easier for me to get work. But I just can't tolerate it. Charlie Hunnam smilecamerasnice And I just want to work with good directors and good people. Charlie Hunnam wantdirectorspeople I get invited to literally every single movie premiere that's going on. Charlie Hunnam premieresinvited
