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Jamie Dornan Quotes

I very much feel like I’m part of the makeup of ‘Once Upon a Time.’

– Jamie Dornan

I guess I’m just lucky with my genes.

– Jamie Dornan

I like playing characters who are fractured, broken. I find that more relatable, for some reason. I don’t feel that I’m like that myself by nature, but there’s just something that you can really grab hold of if people have a darkness in them, I think.

– Jamie Dornan

I’m a fairly worldly guy.

– Jamie Dornan

I’m probably the worst person for ‘Men’s Health’ to interview.

– Jamie Dornan

Fairytales are stories that span every generation and they’ve been around for a long time.

– Jamie Dornan

It’s not like I cleaned up with girls. I always looked young and I was very small; I hated being ‘cute.’

– Jamie Dornan

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.

– Jamie Dornan

People expect me to be stupid. I’m not saying I’m Stephen Fry, but it is amazing the perception people have.

– Jamie Dornan

It’s a strange environment, being hounded. The paparazzi are cretins.

– Jamie Dornan

I think my lesson is to back yourself once you’ve been given a job. Far too often, I’ve been given a job and then doubted why I’m there.

– Jamie Dornan

I don’t like myself without a beard.

– Jamie Dornan

If you are a skinny, baby-faced teenager, the last thing you want to hear is that you’re cute.

– Jamie Dornan

I didn’t do particularly well with girls at school. I was very shy. I’m not saying that was the only reason I didn’t do well with them, but I just didn’t.

– Jamie Dornan

I read a lot about serial killers.

– Jamie Dornan

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.

– Jamie Dornan

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.

– Jamie Dornan

I love fatherhood.

– Jamie Dornan

Love from the fans is flattering. That’s what makes the show. They are so essential to everything involved with ‘Once Upon a Time.’

– Jamie Dornan

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.

– Jamie Dornan

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.

– Jamie Dornan

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