Actors, to a certain extent, never grow up, you see. It's an extension of being out in the back yard with a stick, only you're being paid to do it. It's borderline madness.
- Ioan Gruffudd
Yard, Extent, Extension, Borderline
I'm really enjoying living in Los Angeles. It's a great city to live in. I'm living a very suburban domesticated lifestyle out there - a two bedroomed little bungalow with two cars, and we're just driving around, going to meetings here and there - it's lovely!
- Ioan Gruffudd
City, Here, Very, Great City
I know there are some actors who are just brilliant at improvising and brilliant at just being in the moment and doing it there and then. I'm not one of those actors.
- Ioan Gruffudd
Doing, Some, Brilliant, Improvising
And I guess I have a face and a look that sort of lends itself to period costume!
- Ioan Gruffudd
Face, Itself, Period, Costume
I know I'm as comfortable doing period as I am contemporary. I suppose we grow up with it in a sense, in the theater. We get to put on costumes and play a lot of period dramas or plays so we're exposed to it a little bit more I think because of our theatrical background.
- Ioan Gruffudd
Play, Doing, Theatrical, Costumes
I could do an American accent, if I were immersed in the accent, meaning if I were living back in Los Angeles and rehearsing and auditioning the whole time.
- Ioan Gruffudd
Living, Could, Angeles, Immersed
I'm determined not to lose my name. It's who I am. It has neither aided my progress nor hampered it. It's just who I am.
- Ioan Gruffudd
Lose, Am, Nor, Aided
To be honest, I think that I am a bit of a singer, coming from Wales; being Welsh, we are all very proud of our singing heritage.
- Ioan Gruffudd
Think, I Think, Very, Welsh
People in America and Hollywood are very good at pronouncing my name, to begin with. Socially, they're very adept at listening to somebody's name and repeating it, cleverly in the first couple of sentences so the name sticks to begin with.
- Ioan Gruffudd
Listening, Very, Couple, Repeating
There's a physicality and confidence to Americans; they're very present. That's something I enjoy being around because it rubs off on you.
- Ioan Gruffudd
Confidence, Very, Rubs, Physicality
As an actor, I've always said, half the audience is going to love you, half is going to hate you so just live with it. It's easier that way.
- Ioan Gruffudd
Love, Audience, Always, Love You
You're always going to be more judgmental about your own performance than anyone else.
- Ioan Gruffudd
More, Always, Going, Judgmental
Being attractive, it's not something I do consciously. It's incredibly flattering that people think I appeal to women. But that was a gift from my parents.
- Ioan Gruffudd
Gift, Think, Attractive, Flattering
As long as you understand that you find happiness through family, friends and love, then money is just a nice bonus.
- Ioan Gruffudd
Love, Understand, Through, Bonus
It's interesting - an actor's research is different to just historian's research. I'm looking for things that I can actually physically use in the movie.
- Ioan Gruffudd
Interesting, Movie, Use, Physically
I've never been around pets. I didn't have pets as a child.
- Ioan Gruffudd
Never, Been, Around, Pets
I've been brought up with the Christian faith with my family.
- Ioan Gruffudd
Christian, Been, Brought, Christian Faith
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