My mum was a music teacher. I've got three sisters, and we all played instruments when we were kids. Tom Ellis More Quotes by Tom Ellis More Quotes From Tom Ellis One of the big parts of my decision-making process is knowing that when you're signing up for something, you're signing up for multiple seasons, should it be successful, and in theory, you want it to be successful, but you also want to be doing something that you're enjoying. Tom Ellis knowing decision successful I've been acting for many years, and the more you do, the more confidence you get about "this is my career and this is what I'm going to be doing." Tom Ellis careers acting years Being a son of the pastor, I was never allowed to play Joseph or any of the big parts for political reasons. Tom Ellis play past son Trying to find a human side to the character is a way to give them a chance to have people like them. Tom Ellis giving character people We're characters not of this world, so our knowledge about stuff, that other character's don't have, is quite fun. Tom Ellis fun character world The fact that you can say stuff to people that other people are only thinking is always fun. It's a great tool for comedic moments, as well. Tom Ellis fun people thinking If I'm going to put my name to something and commit to something that's going to take up a lot of my time, it has to be something that I know is going to be enjoyable and worth my while. Otherwise, what's the point? Tom Ellis commit enjoyable names As an actor, I enjoy variety. That's a big thing for me. Tom Ellis enjoy bigs actors When you're a drama student, I think the most you hope for is to make a living out of acting. Tom Ellis acting drama thinking The weird thing about drama school is that you train for three years for one thing and then more often than not, it's something that you haven't trained for that you end up doing. Tom Ellis drama years school Being on the floor of a TV show is sometimes a quite frustrating experience. Tom Ellis tv-shows tvs sometimes I wanted to work on a cable show and with a writer/director because that's a much more fulfilling and freeing experience, as an actor. Tom Ellis actors shows directors I grew up on the very human side of Christianity, so messages in the household I grew up in were about peace, love, and being understanding of everybody, which I think is quite cool. Tom Ellis cool think love peace Lucifer likes to have fun, but we need to make sure that he's also rooted in a proper journey. For the first few episodes after a pilot, you're just trying to establish your world and the starting points for your characters. But I feel like, as the stakes went up, the 'Lucifer' veneer got less and less. Tom Ellis feel you journey world I'm not a blokey bloke. I don't take myself too seriously. But that doesn't stop me being a bad person sometimes and doing things I regret. Such as having a child with someone you've split up with, then falling in love and wanting to spend the rest of your life with someone else. That's quite difficult. Tom Ellis myself me love life My take on 'Lucifer' was pretty much laid down by Tom Kapinos when he wrote the original pilot script for it. I remember reading it for the first time, and I was about four or five pages in, thinking this is so funny, and I know how I would want to do this if I was going to do it. Tom Ellis time remember funny thinking In terms of, like, getting into a mindset, I use music all the time when I'm working. Tom Ellis like music mindset time I walk in, and people go, 'Oh, look who it is! It's the devil! Speak of the devil!' It's fun. I'm having a lot of fun. I'm not going to lie. It's a little bit like being able to say anything you want to and getting away with it. 'Rush' was fun because he thought he was immortal, but this is more fun because Lucifer is immortal. Tom Ellis walk you devil people When I was eight or nine, I came to London for the day from Swindon and went to The National Gallery. I remember standing in Trafalgar Square with my best friend Tim, who was covered in pigeons because I put bird seed on his head. Tom Ellis best day best-friend bird Both my daughters are both so unimpressed when they see me on television. I want them to say, 'Oh, Dad!' But I say, 'Who's that?' and they say 'Dad' with no real interest, even if I'm wearing a long wig and riding on a horse! I think I'll have to read a 'CBeebies' bedtime story instead. Tom Ellis me riding dad long
