Douglas Booth
Communication is important.Collection: Communication
It's a bit of a cliche, but I think girls like to get flowers. I think books are quite romantic, too. If you can find an interesting book, that brings something out in your partner that can be very romantic.Collection: Romantic
It's great to fall head over heels in love at a fast pace, and nothing's more romantic, but you need to look after yourself.Collection: Romantic
I'm pretty romantic.Collection: Romantic
I think I'm low-maintenance.
You can have an amazing director and terrible script, and the film's not going to be great. But if you have the most incredible script and an okay director, you could still get a really good film.
I saw 'The Fountain' because my friend came over one day and said, 'This is my favorite movie I've ever seen. Please watch this,' and I watched it, and that was amazing.
Yeah, 'Requiem for a Dream' - it'll put you off a lot of things, that film, that's for sure.
When I was younger, I looked a lot older than I was. They have these working laws in England where you have to be 16: if you're over 16, you don't have to be restrained by working hours and things like that. In America, it's actually 18.
I would hope I was raised polite and charming.
I love art. My sister is an artist and my mother is a painter, so it is very much in the family. I haven't ever wanted to be a fine artist myself - my sister robbed me of my artistic talent, I think.
I looked on IMDB, at the message boards there, and someone had posted something about a sheep having more talent than me.
When you're forced to watch something in school, you never really enjoy it; you sort of rebel against it in a certain way.
I tried to forget about playing Romeo in 'Romeo and Juliet' and just think about him as a normal guy, as a normal character, and just try and approach him the same I would every other character.
I get bored quite easily, so I like to keep my mind entertained by challenging myself.
Articles always end up being about my appearance. I had a conversation with Jude Law: he told me people's obsession with looks goes away after a while.
The 'boy next door' parts I get offered, I don't find interesting.
I only want to work with interesting filmmakers.
I turned down one of the big young adult franchises.
I suppose 'Worried About the Boy' was a brave choice, but only in the sense that if I didn't get it right, my career would be over before it had begun.
Sexuality is such a small part of the make-up of someone; it's not who they are.
It's very important to hold on to what you want. In front of you is very easy fame and very easy money.
I saw 'Othello' at the National Theatre in London, and it was so stunning. I was so moved. It's beautiful.
Romeo and Juliet were stunning and beautiful, but a lot of the other characters surrounding them were caricatures.
'Noah,' for me, wasn't a decision about taking on the Bible. It was about working with Darren Aronofsky.
I grew up in London, and that's where I spend most of my time. Unless I have a really good reason not to be, I'll always be in London.
To be able to experience a thousand different lives within my lifetime is something that always appealed to me. I wasn't content with just being one person for the rest of my life.
I remember someone saying to my mom that it must be so glamorous to have a child acting in movies. They had no idea how hard it was for her.
I think Hollywood is interesting. As an actor, Hollywood would be a horrible place to go if you weren't actually invited.
I have always wanted to work with Judy Dench, and that hasn't happened yet, so that would be fun.
I don't necessarily want to hear about my talent or my greatness as an actor.
The grittier, the dirtier, the worse I can look, the happier I am. It takes the pressure off.
Even to this day, when someone says something derogatory about Boy George, it still upsets and offends me. Part of me will always be quite attached to him.
I'm not a player; I'm just a lovely guy, and I can show a girl a good time.
I love to go see films, even on my own. I just walk to the nearest cinema. There's nothing better than watching a movie alone; you can just sit there and zone in.
I've met some of the most beautiful women in the world, and I can tell you lots of them are the most unattractive people I've ever met.
You may have a broken heart, but you may find someone else.
'GQ,' you've been patiently and stylishly educating me forever. To be truly stylish, you have to be kind and courteous.
Who doesn't want to fly around in a spaceship?
I fell in love at 14 and I remember that mad, tense feeling and all the mad things you do for the person - all those extremes and all the stuff you don't mind putting up with.
I dreamt of being an actor ever since I was young.
We live in a beauty-obsessed age and success sometimes appears to hinge solely on the presentation of an image that is acceptable to the press.
It's better to think of life as a proper journey with a beginning and an end. Maybe, I can settle for being immortalised on screen.
I was lucky enough to get a very good agent at the age of 15, and got my first film when I was 16, so it's been rolling on since then.
I've spent a lot of my teenage years working on sets. I've missed out on more than just playing rugby, but I think I've managed to keep my feet on the ground and keep my friends around me.
One of the biggest things I used to struggle with was about things like going on holiday. Whereas all your friends can talk about something and plan something all year long, I know that I'm probably going to be away and I'm going to miss all of it. If a job comes up, you just can't be there.
The negative about acting is that you have to spend a great deal of time away from your friends and loved ones, but it's not like working a 9-5 job and only having two or three weeks off a year. I may not have seen my girlfriend for two or three months, but then we can spend two or three months together solidly.
Every year I look at the 'GQ' Best-Dressed List and have thought what an honour it must be to be included. I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw my own face in there.
On a Friday night, I like to go out because my friends, who have been working normal hours, just want to let go after a stressful week at work.
I love to dance and dance all night long.