People have interesting things to say and you're only going to learn from different people's experience and knowledge. Ed Speleers More Quotes by Ed Speleers More Quotes From Ed Speleers A challenge is always important; as an actor, as a human, it's good to face challenges and it's good to push your boundaries. Ed Speleers actors important challenges From a stupidly young age I was always involved in anything, whether it be a nativity play or little kids plays. Wherever it was, I was involved and I think it was because more than anything, I wanted to be the center of attention. Ed Speleers play kids thinking If you can have a show that has quite strong morals and cover important themes but be able to put them out to a broad audience, that's an interesting thing. Ed Speleers important strong interesting I've always loved [acting] and I've always wanted to [do it] from as far back as I can remember. Ed Speleers acting wanted remember I can get quite down on myself because if people don't like what you're doing, it's hard. Ed Speleers hard ifs people It's funny because growing up, when Ali G first burst off the screen, it was something that I was probably too young to be watching, but I absolutely loved it. Ed Speleers growing-up young firsts I was a mixture of a country boy and a town boy, really. Chichester is a town on the coast of England, and I grew up all along that strip of coast that Chichester branches out into. Sometimes I was living in a house in the country, and sometimes I was living in a town. Ed Speleers boy house sometimes country Education never really interested me, to be fair. I mean, education does interest me, but academic school study is a different thing. I can't quite grasp that. Ed Speleers never me education school There are so many great actors, but I really have a lot of respect for Johnny Depp. I've seen a lot of movies with him in it and, even if it's a film that wasn't as successful as you thought it would be, I've never seen him put in a bad performance. My favorite actors from history have to be Steve McQueen and James Dean. Ed Speleers great you respect history I've wanted to be an actor for such a long time that I haven't had anything else in my thoughts. I think my family would have quite liked me to be a lawyer. Ed Speleers thoughts me family time I think it's really important whilst you're a young actor to try as many new things as possible... to try and do something you haven't necessarily been seen doing before. Ed Speleers new think you new-things The first drama thing I really got stuck into was 'A Midsummer Night's Dream.' I played Puck. That's when I said, 'I want to be an actor.' Ed Speleers dream want drama night