They do very classy, sexy television in the U.S. – and they pay a lot more, so there’s always that draw! – Jamie Dornan
When I was younger, I thought maybe one day I’d be involved in sport in terms of career. – Jamie Dornan
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. – Jamie Dornan
I think sometimes actors are drawn to good television because you have more time to sell it, you have more time to shape a character, and to tell a story, and that’s really appealing. – Jamie Dornan
I can’t really do the running on hard ground that I used to do. Instead I go swimming as often as possible. – Jamie Dornan
I’ve never felt massively satisfied from standing there while someone takes my photograph. It’s never given me a thrill. – Jamie Dornan
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
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. – Jamie Dornan
I want to keep an element of myself in every character I play. And maybe that’s connected to finding something that you like in every character. Maybe they coincide. – Jamie Dornan
When I think of sex symbols, I think of posters my two sisters had on their bedroom walls. – 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. – Jamie Dornan
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. – Jamie Dornan
Now and again, an actor will blow my mind by doing something really unexpected, like Mickey Rourke or Christopher Walken – you have absolutely no idea what they’re going to do, which is really thrilling to watch. – Jamie Dornan
Christian Grey – he isn’t a real person. He’s a superhero. A myth. He’s like Bigfoot! He’s unbelievable. He’s unattainable. There’s no actor in the world who could live up to that. – Jamie Dornan
Although just being employed as an actor is a big thing, I’m not sure I’d be satisfied playing the same character for 30 years; it’s not why I want to do this for a living. – Jamie Dornan
I’ve never read anything set in Belfast that doesn’t involve the Troubles or something senseless over a flag. – Jamie Dornan
My dad was a keen actor when he was young; my auntie is heavily involved in amateur dramatics back in Northern Ireland, and my great aunt was a woman called Greer Garson. – Jamie Dornan
Every role is physical to a certain extent, but as a viewer, I don’t respond well to actors doing more than they need to tell a story. – Jamie Dornan
