I'd been auditioning for parts for years. I never got any better at it. I'm crap at auditions. I know there are people who can walk into those rooms and make those lines sing on the page and get the job immediately. I wasn't one of them. I'm still not one of them.
— Jamie Dornan
There are so many ways to make a living that don't involve hiding in bushes opposite houses of 18-year-old girls with a camera in your hand.
Being a leading man can come in many different forms.
I've never felt massively satisfied from standing there while someone takes my photograph. It's never given me a thrill.
I think when romantic comedies are done well, it's a great genre. 'When Harry Met Sally' is kind of a benchmark for me, but I'm very happy to admit that I love 'Pretty Woman.' I do! It's a great film, and so is 'Sixteen Candles.' I was a big John Hughes fan - still am. I have moments where I have to watch a Hughes film.
They do very classy, sexy television in the U.S. - and they pay a lot more, so there's always that draw!
Everyone likes a bit of competition.
I can't really do the running on hard ground that I used to do. Instead I go swimming as often as possible.
I'm probably the worst person for 'Men's Health' to interview.
I was a skinny guy growing up, and I still feel like that same skinny kid.
Love from the fans is flattering. That's what makes the show. They are so essential to everything involved with 'Once Upon a Time.'
I'm not saying that experiencing loss is why I can cope with darker worlds - I'm not saying that for a second - but I think it opens up a side of you in terms of work that wouldn't be as accessible had that stuff not happened.
You'd be hard-pressed to find an actor who isn't a sex symbol somewhere.
Addiction is a terrible thing.
Because I used to play a lot of sport, I've always been in decent enough shape. When I used to get asked to do a bit of body work before a photo shoot I'd lie and say, 'Yeah, I'm going to the gym.' I literally never did anything.
It's funny when you know you're playing two characters and you're aware of how you have to play each one into your performance of the other. You're constantly at the back of your mind thinking and it all gets a bit confusing.
I've always needed to bulk up, so until the modeling took off I was ramming Big Macs down my throat and doing plenty of bodyweight work. I'm over the Big Macs now, but I'll still drop down and do my press ups whenever I find the time.
I don't like my physique. Who does?
I very much feel like I'm part of the makeup of 'Once Upon a Time.'
People attach too much to the idea of being a model, that you can only be a certain way to have done it. You will always be dealing with it. You're an actor who used to be a model who never trained; there are not many directors queuing up.
One of my favorite things about my life is that I have the same group of friends that I grew up with. I love them so dearly, and we give each other a hard time.
It's funny how you get a bit older and become more accepting of things. When you're in your twenties, you're skeptical of everything. I definitely felt like that.
It's not like I cleaned up with girls. I always looked young and I was very small; I hated being 'cute.'
Fairytales are stories that span every generation and they've been around for a long time.
I guess I'm just lucky with my genes.
