Aaron Taylor-Johnson Quotes

"I wouldn't want to be a James Bond."

"I'm happy to say I'm a feminist. Being a feminist is just believing in equal rights. Man, woman, gay, straight, black, white - we're all in it together."

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

"I'll never be Jennifer Lawrence or Tom Cruise, someone who can hold a movie and then be charming and charismatic doing promotion. I haven't got what they've got. But at least I'm now comfortable just being myself."

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

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

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

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

"My world was completely different to other boys my age. When I was six I was earning money, and by 10 I was paying more tax than the parents of other pupils. I feel a lot older than my years. Because I was working with adults, I had to mature a lot quicker."

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

"I'm a dad, and I can tell you it's the most beautiful thing in the world."

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

"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."

"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."

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

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

"It's funny because if you ever ask anyone in England to try and do a Beatles accent, no one knows what they really sound like. If you ask anyone in America, they would try and give it a go. English people just know their songs."

"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."

"I was lucky enough, when I was younger, to have the chance to do as much as possible, and I found what I wanted to do. I did swimming, gymnastics, kickboxing and the one that took off more than the others was acting."

"I got into beards right in the middle of the hipster boom."

"The problem with independent films is that they can be hit or miss. I've seen scripts that have blown me away. But there have to be all the right ingredients in place to make them work: the director, cast, publicity, distribution."

"I have to be fully committed to do a project nowadays, because if I say yes to something, it means the whole family are going to have to move for the job. It's a lot of upheaval. So, it has to be really worth it. Otherwise, I'd just as well not bother."

"I was raised by women. Now I'm raising women. I was always better around girls. I live in an all-female household. I even have two female dogs... It's funny how that turned out."

"I'm not the kind of male who has to put my imprint on everything."

"I've achieved more than some people do in a lifetime, but it doesn't mean I've done it all."

"My whole thing, my priority, is my family, my kids, and my wife. That's my future. I don't really care about what role is next."

"We have the ability to be able, if we have the right resources around us, to really do chop and change and have fun in our time and not just be stuck in one world or the other."

"I love being a father. It's one of my big jobs is just being a parent. It's one of my favorite things I do."