Aaron Taylor-Johnson Quotes

There are so many elements that make a good film. You need a great director who's driving it.

I don't really know what the dream role would be. That's a hard question to answer. You never really know, until you're immersed into something, how passionate you feel for it and how it unravels.

I'm constantly trying to find something that's different from me, whereas some actors do the same thing, again and again. That's not for me.

Life is more important than 'what film I do next.

I haven't got any friends from where I grew up, but that's not to do with fame.

I don't like to be me. I'm not so comfortable being me on screen because then I'd be a presenter. I'm not Jimmy Fallon.

I grew up in the '90s. I listened to a lot of The Clash, Velvet Underground and Roxy Music. I wasn't into Boyzone, or anything.

I'm always looking for something that's versatile from the last.

Something like making the NIT would have been a great way to showcase the season we had.

I think with anything where you delve into the back story of an artist, it kind of explains their work more intimately.

The buzz you get when you're playing a song and everyone is screaming and dancing and what have you and singing along is incredible.

The thing about travelling is that you work hard and play hard, but you can do all those things without your parents knowing.

Anyone who's got a guitar, you like to pick it up. I can play a couple of songs, some '50s rock and roll, a bit of Elvis. That's it, really - I'm not a musician, I'm not a singer.

I get on fine with my mum and dad, but if they want to see the grandchildren, they come to me.

I was brought up by a really proud, supportive family, so I have that sort of grounding.

I was always told at school that you had to have a back-up plan, but all I ever wanted to do was act. There was no plan B for me.

I knew the Beatles songs and how influential they are to other bands, but I'm not a fanatic, so I could look outside the box and observe.

I can't think of anything worse than trying to schmooze someone with the idea that you're an actor.

I don't go online, I don't read reviews, I try not to look at anything on the Internet.

It's great when talented people in the world, in the same business, can see your work and compliment you on what you're doing and take a strong interest in your movements in your career.

I love gardening, and I love cooking. I love things like that. I love creating things.