I remember my parents being really on me about speaking in a certain way when I was young, I think because they came from a class that aspired to talk like that.

I've been misconstrued because I speak in a certain way. I find it obnoxious how it defines you, somehow limits your ability to understand the human condition. You can't be allowed near emotions; you play these curling-lipped, haughty characters. This awful label - 'the posh Toby Stephens' - I'm not posh!

People assume that I'm an aristocrat, but I don't really feel part of any class.

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