30 Quotes by Charlie Hunnam
Charlie Hunnam, a British actor, is celebrated for his charismatic performances and diverse range of roles. Born in 1980, Hunnam first gained recognition for his portrayal of Nathan Maloney in the British TV series "Queer as Folk." However, he truly rose to international fame for his lead role as Jackson "Jax" Teller in the critically acclaimed TV series "Sons of Anarchy." As Jax, the vice president of an outlaw motorcycle club, Hunnam showcased his acting prowess by portraying a complex character torn between loyalty, family, and morality.
His ability to convey raw emotions and internal conflicts endeared him to audiences and critics alike. Beyond television, Hunnam's talent extended to the big screen, where he starred in various films, including "Pacific Rim" and "King Arthur: Legend of the Sword." In each role, he brought a distinct presence and authenticity, solidifying his position as a versatile and accomplished actor. With his striking looks and genuine dedication to his craft, Charlie Hunnam continues to captivate audiences and remains a compelling force in the world of entertainment.
Charlie Hunnam Quotes
A lot of my friends are gangsters. Not like gangsters - well, yeah, all sorts of levels of criminality - but not the types that are preying on innocent people. I have no interest in the type of criminality that has no respect for collateral damage.
I was a slightly melancholy child and I think films were a way of escaping for me.
Everybody, at some point in their life, has fallen down and not felt like getting back up, but you have to, no matter how difficult it is.
It's generally more fun playing the villain
I'm usually the guy who knocks everyone out in order to get the girl.
I always think it's better to take a smaller role in a great film rather than a leading role in something that you don't have complete faith in.
So I try not to do press and if you can keep the balance of keeping a certain degree of anonymity and do interesting work then you can hope for a degree of career longevity
I think we can affect our own fates, but there's also a powerful energy that's the universe or God or whatever your unconscious recognizes that helps along your way.
I have too many control issues, so it just is not good for me to go and watch a film, too soon after I make it.
It could be my downfall, but I don't think it is - Hollywood is run on perception, and if you stray off the path of what you want to do with your career, it's suicide.
In the early part of your career you are always compared with somebody until you can stand on your own two feet
It's always difficult to really sum up exactly why a relationship works.
To fight monsters, we created monsters of our own.
I've been profoundly germophobic since I was a young child. I don't want to kiss anyone but my girlfriend for my whole life.
Being at the mercy of the acting profession, in the early days of one's career, is really brutal and feels like you have no control over your life, at all.
Most people that work in [show] business, if they're not gypsies by nature, become gypsies, just because of the reality of this business.
The landscape of cinema is not original. Not to say there aren't great movies being made, but it's much easier for studios to make movies that have built-in audiences. So it's all remakes, adaptations, a lot of remakes of adaptations.
They say that theater is the actor's medium, television is the writer's medium and film is the director's medium, and it's really true.
I'm happy being an actor, it's what I have always wanted to do. I'm just lucky I got to do it so early.
I'm reading scripts, desperately wanting to work. I've set a couple of things up for next year
And I just want to work with good directors and good people.
In a work capacity I'm only interested in acting and producing
The truth of the matter is the real industry is in LA and the cream of the talent is there.
I obviously am cognizant of the fact that being handsome gives me greater breadth of opportunity. I'd hope that what I bring to the table far surpasses just being handsome.
If I'd seen a grown man beating a crippled boy, of course I'd intervene. If my father died and left my mother destitute, it's your instinct to take care of her. So when I started to think about it in those terms, it started to make sense to me
Television is all about sound. You'll never get a moment of silence unless there's something really extraordinary going on, on screen, visually. They never let a moment of silence pass without being filled in television because it's a very sound-driven medium.
It always seemed to me like it was a significant thing to do with one's life to be an actor 'cause I love movies and I felt like, not to be grandiose about it, but there is something important about film with the function it provides to general society.
I find aspects of the industry tedious and hard to manage.
Good roles are hard to come by, and whether they're a few lines or a lead, you snap 'em up when they come along
There are definitely worse people to be compared with. I think Brad Pitt makes interesting decisions.
It's hard to smoke a pipe, and it's actually kind of brutal. It burns your mouth and your throat, and to keep it lit.
You have to keep people engaged until you get them through the next commercial. I'm not complaining about working in TV, at all, but just as an artistic reaction, I find myself being so drawn to moments of silence where things are allowed to breathe.
For me, obviously anything that reduces the amount of acting required and makes the process more of an experience, rather than having to synthesize, is incredibly helpful. There were definitely some hardships and some challenges, but eventually all of those hardships and challenges had a positive effect on the work.
Acting is never really effortless, at least not for me. It requires a massive amount of work. But, there's definitely an added level of having to just create the whole thing again, every time. It's also a very exciting thing, to do that.
My philosophy about the whole thing is that awards are like gifts: it's lovely to receive them, and it is very bad form to covet them.
I'm currently doing Undeclared an American TV show set in a college. It just got aired and got massive ratings so hopefully that'll screen in the UK soon
― Charlie Hunnam Quotes
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