I really do want to just be able to sit in the corner of the pub with my friends... to just be an actor and still go to the supermarket and not get bothered.

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• James Purefoy:

  If you find yourself always playing the villain, or if you find yourself being typecast into a corn

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  I think the older I get, the less I should be doing.

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• James Purefoy:

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  I really like playing people who are exciting to watch and who burn brightly.

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• James Purefoy:

  I was very unmotivated at school.

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  When I started acting, I used to read all the reviews.