Somerset is where I call home, and where I feel most myself. James Purefoy More Quotes by James Purefoy More Quotes From James Purefoy Violence is a very ugly thing. Violence is often so casual on film, and made to look so cool and so sexy, but violence is a repulsive, repugnant act that human beings inflict on each other. It shouldn't seem to be cool and sexy, ever really. James Purefoy ugly-things sexy looks Acting gives me a chance to be people I will never be, in real life. I like changing who I am. James Purefoy who-i-am real people If you're playing Hitler, you don't play Hitler as an asshole. Hitler believed what he was doing was right. Any of those monsters and any serial killer believes in what they're doing. I play it subjectively. James Purefoy serial-killer play believe To be brutally honest, I am a little bit of a Clint Eastwood nerd. Clint Eastwood who was the man who drew me into movies. When everybody else was watching Star Wars, I was watching Fistful of Dollars. James Purefoy stars men war I like television that grabs you by your throat. James Purefoy throat television My life is really precious. I don't want to spend it watching ambient TV that just drifts through you. I've got better things to do. James Purefoy tvs life-is want If you're going to lead people, you better know how to manipulate people, and you have to be pretty smart to be able to do that. James Purefoy smart able people One of the reasons a lot of actors go into the business is that for a short period of time, you get to be other people who you can only fantasize about being, by and large. James Purefoy actors reason people I couldn't do the same job for 30 years. That would make me want to kill myself. Other people do it and they're very happy doing it, but for me, that's not what I want. I like changing things, all the time. James Purefoy jobs people years One of the great things about drama is that it makes you feel like you're not a crackpot, and that there are other people who think and feel the way you do. James Purefoy drama people thinking I think I come from a theatrical tradition where, if you look at the great theatrical actors of the British theatre, they took enormous pride in being wildly different from one role to the next. That's the tradition I come from. James Purefoy theatre pride thinking If you look around us, there are an awful lot of men out there, and women, but mostly men, who believe that they have got a fast-track path to Heaven, if they do the things that they believe God is telling them to do, and I don't just mean Islamic people. I mean Fundamentalist Christians. James Purefoy islamic christian believe It has taken a long time for me to be able to really just be in front of the camera. James Purefoy cameras taken long One of the things I like about doing historical films is drawing the line between now and then. James Purefoy drawing lines historical Ancient Rome was a violent place. James Purefoy violent ancient rome Dieting isn't complicated: if you eat 2,000 calories, you have to burn it off; simple as that. James Purefoy burn you simple complicated I have no problem with television as a genre. James Purefoy no-problem genre problem television There are only a few TV networks that really invest in production in the way that I think they should. HBO, obviously, is one of them. James Purefoy i-think only think way Decide very early on: do you want to be an actor or do you want to be famous? Because they're very different routes. James Purefoy decide you different want If you find yourself always playing the villain, or if you find yourself being typecast into a corner where you're not happy then that's probably rather miserable, but if I have been typecast I am quite happy about it. James Purefoy i-am yourself you happy
