Luke Evans Quotes

I really loved 'Fast Five.' I thought it was a brilliant movie. I thought it was so well done, well directed. The action sequences were really well thought out. It looked fantastic. ~ Luke Evans

It is a very beautiful story, 'The Crow.' It is a very tragic story with huge emotional themes. ~ Luke Evans

Miranda Kerr is absolutely lovely. ~ Luke Evans

I think sandals should be burnt. I hate them - purge them! ~ Luke Evans

I come from a country that lives and breathes rugby, and I didn't think there would be anywhere else in the world that could be the same. But New Zealand takes it to another dimension. It's extraordinary how much passion Kiwis have for the game. ~ Luke Evans

Good suits don't come from anywhere, though - I mainly wear Armani, Louis Vuitton and Burberry. ~ Luke Evans

The percentage of people that go to drama college in the U.K. is probably just like anywhere in the world. It's a very hard business to work in. They say that, at any one time, there's only 5% of actors in the world that are actually working and getting paid, which is a shocking percentage, really. ~ Luke Evans

I think starting a cinema career late in life has more advantages than disadvantages. ~ Luke Evans

A watch is a fashion statement, and it says something about the person wearing it. ~ Luke Evans

It's hard work just being on set 14 hours a day. ~ Luke Evans

The first time I was flown to L.A. for a screen test was an incredibly nerve-racking experience. ~ Luke Evans

Most men have an insecurity of some sort. But we're brought up to believe that we can't show them. ~ Luke Evans

Most of the time, you do films and they can be big films, but you are rarely aware of the fan base that comes with it. ~ Luke Evans

I was bullied at school, so I didn't much like it. ~ Luke Evans

You never get over an ex, but you learn to live with it. ~ Luke Evans

It's good for your body to have a break. Even when you're training, you have to have a cheat day every week. The body reacts better to training if you give it intervals of not training, or you relax the diet. ~ Luke Evans

You can read 50 great things about yourself, but the one bad thing will be what you remember most. ~ Luke Evans

The Sixties was all about style and a certain look. But what was interesting about 1963 was that it was pre-Beatles, so the clothes of that time, especially the suits, were very different from the clothes post-Beatlemania. ~ Luke Evans

Directing is something I've sort of always felt like I'd like to do at one point, and I thought the best way to start it is to write something myself or with someone and I'd go from there. My own material. ~ Luke Evans

I'm basically turning my apartment into an armory. ~ Luke Evans

It's a lovely thing to be able to sing. ~ Luke Evans

I've had some pretty awful jobs that I don't miss, like working on a nightclub door, or compiling VIP lists at 3 A.M. in the morning, but sometimes it's just got to be done. ~ Luke Evans

There are certain films you want to see on the big screen. ~ Luke Evans

It's good for people to look at me and think, 'This guy is doing his thing and enjoying what he's doing and successful at it and living his life.' And that's what I'm doing, and I'm very happy. ~ Luke Evans

Everybody knew me as a gay man, and in my life in London, I never tried to hide. ~ Luke Evans

And I love to cook! I've impressed hundreds of women with my cooking. And they always come back for more. ~ Luke Evans

I come from the countryside. I come from a bunch of horticulture family members. My best friend was a farmer's boy. ~ Luke Evans

When I left school, I got a job in a shoe shop and I used to save 15 quid a week and pay for my own singing and acting lessons. ~ Luke Evans

It's just hard to get an independent film made. ~ Luke Evans

I think heroes are the people that go into houses when they're on fire and save people in hospitals. ~ Luke Evans

If I have to look a certain way for something, I know how long it's going to take me do it. ~ Luke Evans

I don't carry off 'quirky.' ~ Luke Evans

I come from south Wales. A place called Aberbargoed. ~ Luke Evans

When I'm training hard, the diet is miserable. ~ Luke Evans

Every time you get in shape for a role, there's a different way to do it so it doesn't get boring. ~ Luke Evans

There's a lot of directors who were actors, so they have the sensibility of an actor, which sometimes helps. ~ Luke Evans

I don't think you should spend that much time in the gym. Don't sit around between sets too long. If you want to burn some calories, keep the sets tight. Give yourself 30 seconds to a minute between each set. Supersetting is brilliant. ~ Luke Evans

I'm not a 'Twilight' boy; I'll never be as good looking as those lads, and that's fair enough. ~ Luke Evans

I've always said that theater was where I began, so everything I do now has a bit of my theater background in it. It was my training. ~ Luke Evans

I felt alive when I read a script and acted out a scene, or sang a song. It was my dream. I'm just very lucky that I'm still doing it and able to earn a living from it. ~ Luke Evans

I was often looked at as a leper by kids at school because I was a Jehovah's Witness. They didn't like it - you were 'weird'. And on Saturday mornings, you'd be knocking at their doors. I remember standing there with my mum and dad, thinking, 'Oh my God, I know whose door this is, and I'll have to see them on Monday.' It was terrible. ~ Luke Evans

In 10 years, I'd love to live near the sea, in a warmer climate. I could see myself with three dogs ... and it'd be great to share them with someone else. ~ Luke Evans

Everybody knows about Peter Jackson, 'The Hobbit' movies and 'The Lord of the Rings' films being made in New Zealand, and to actually have been part of it for such a long period, to live there and to have friends that I will have for life because of that experience, is an amazing thing. ~ Luke Evans

Gemma Arterton in 'The Master Builder' at the Almeida - she was absolutely brilliant. Ibsen is difficult and quite hard to follow, but she just brings the stage to life. ~ Luke Evans

Every film, every fight choreographer, wants to have a different flair, have a different fight technique. So any film I've done that involved weapons has always been fascinating because everyone is different. ~ Luke Evans

The truest of loves transcends even the greatest of insecurities. ~ Solange Nicole

You have to give everything to every job you do. ~ Luke Evans

If you're gonna start a story, you start from the beginning, right? ~ Luke Evans

I did use my own accent in a play once. It's a very freeing, liberating experience. Actors are often asked to adopt a different accent, and sometimes a different voice, so when that's taken away and you don't have to think about it, that's a lovely thing. ~ Luke Evans

I've had letters from people who have read my articles and said, 'I'm a guy, I'm 18, and I've not come out to my mom and dad yet, but it was so nice to hear your story, and you know, I wish your article would have been longer, because you gave me hope for the future.' ~ Luke Evans

Costume is a massive thing. I think costume makes you stand differently. ~ Luke Evans

I understand, certain scenes have to have a lot of takes. As an actor, I think it's quite nice to have a handful of takes, because you don't want to do it once or twice; I think once or twice sometimes is quite terrifying because you don't really feel like you've given them what you want. ~ Luke Evans

Basically, Apollo was more of a mediator between Zeus in Olympus and Perseus on Earth. He played much more of an active role. ~ Luke Evans

The fascination for the Great Train Robbery has never diminished. ~ Luke Evans

Living in New Zealand, it's like a different world - it is a different world. It's very, very cool. ~ Luke Evans

I've always had quite long canines. It's a very strange thing. My parents don't have them. ~ Luke Evans

I used to take my car and go down to the South Island for five or six days and climb glaciers and jump out of planes and jump off bridges and go white water rafting - a bit of thrill-seeking. ~ Luke Evans

I think every role you take on, you should take on the responsibility of doing the best representation of that person or that character or that role. When it is a human being that has actually existed, and it is a person that people know of, yeah, you feel an even more amount of pressure to do a good job. ~ Luke Evans

I always find cardio the most monotonous. Running on a treadmill shows me why hamsters are so crazy. ~ Luke Evans

I don't see enough theatre. ~ Luke Evans

I wouldn't say being in a film with The Rock was 'motivating.' 'Terrifying' would be a more accurate description. ~ Luke Evans

I do not comment on my client's personal lives in the media. As for Luke, he did so once, a long time ago when he was an inexperienced, young actor and now with maturity and hindsight, he has learned not to engage the press in his personal life again. ~ Luke Evans

People want to hear your stories about these wonderful experiences you have, and that's what press tours are for. ~ Luke Evans

There are certain tuxes you can get away with a black tie, but with others, you'd be dishonoring the workmanship if you didn't wear a full bow tie. ~ Luke Evans

My trainer is with me all day. We train before I come to work, and then I just keep training all day. ~ Luke Evans

Being involved in 'The Hobbit' has been a huge boost for me. It's really put me on the map and helped me be taken more seriously as an actor. ~ Luke Evans

If you train too much, it can rule your life, and I don't think that's healthy - for men or women. ~ Luke Evans

My style is determined by the mood, the period and the circumstances which I'm going through in a given moment. ~ Luke Evans

Singing seems to be inherent in Filipino, just as it is in my race. That's why I have this affinity with Filipinos. ~ Luke Evans

Voices are always a challenge. I always have to work at each accent I do. ~ Luke Evans

British actors are renowned for being great villains in movies, like Bond films, all the rest of it. ~ Luke Evans

A longbow takes a massive draw for the arrow to go anywhere. ~ Luke Evans

I think the best directors rarely lose their temper. ~ Luke Evans

I had a very lovely childhood, and, being an only child, I'm very close to my mom and my dad. ~ Luke Evans

I don't comment on other people's opinion. ~ Luke Evans

I always wanted to sing, as a child. ~ Luke Evans

I'd like to make a film musical. That's really my dream. ~ Luke Evans

Sometimes I eat at, like, 9:30 at night and then go to bed at 10:30 and wake up at 4:00. ~ Luke Evans

I certainly didn't want to make another movie that's 'just another Dracula film.' ~ Luke Evans

One funny thing is, though, I wear my watch on my right hand and I'm actually right-handed. People always wonder why - I don't know myself, I've just always done it that way and I like it the way a good watch fits on my right wrist. ~ Luke Evans

If you decide you want to work in the film industry, you just have to bite the bullet and take other jobs until the proper jobs come in. ~ Luke Evans

For your own self-respect and sanity, your creative freedom, you have to be careful that you don't rely too much on other people's opinions of what you do because it can stunt and inhibit you. ~ Luke Evans

It was never really part of my plan to be in films; it was really sort of a dream. ~ Luke Evans

In all honesty, I should have given up this acting lark years ago. ~ Luke Evans

Vampires were always able to transform into creatures of the night. The dark creatures like bats have always been associated with vampires and using the darkness to their own advantage. ~ Luke Evans

You don't want to play the same roles or do the same genre. ~ Luke Evans

I look in the mirror, and I don't mind what I see. ~ Luke Evans

It's nice to be part of something that could grow into something else and be there at the beginning of it. ~ Luke Evans

Each form of the acting is different. I think it keeps your mind active. TV, film and theater are different disciplines, as are independent films, opposed to studio films. There are differences in the size and the genre, or a period drama as opposed to a contemporary drama, or the types of characters. ~ Luke Evans

I've got two cows licks; when I was a kid, all the boys in school used to have curtains, and my hair never used to do that, ever! I always used to try, and I always looked like the geek. ~ Luke Evans

One thing Tolkien does incredibly well - and this is from a lay person's point of view; I am not scholar or anything - is that you don't have to make an effort to envisage the worlds that he writes about. ~ Luke Evans

And I knew that, being an actor, you have to take the rough with the smooth and the highs with the lows. That's how it is. ~ Luke Evans

I don't need to be super-ripped all year round. That's a pretty miserable way to live your life. ~ Luke Evans

The truth of the matter is roles like James Bond are the ones that I look up to as probably the best roles ever to play. So that's probably my ultimate goal one day: to play James Bond. ~ Luke Evans

For my part, if the audience wanted to see Dracula again, I would be happy to reprise the role. It is an immortal character that can appear anywhere because it lies beyond time. Possibilities are endless. ~ Luke Evans

The verb 'highly favored' (Luke 1:28) is the same as 'made us accepted' in Ephesians 1:6, referring to all of God's children. All true believers have been 'highly graced' by the Lord. ~ Charles Spurgeon

But I decided I wanted more education and I had to make a choice between starting law school, which was interesting to me, and going for a graduate degree in engineering. ~ Daniel J. Evans

If it moves, starch it. If it doesn't move, starch it. If it seems it has enough starch already, it hasn't, so starch it again. ~ Mark Evans

People wonder why they have so little of God when God has so little of them. ~ Tony Evans

I'm not defined by someone I thought I was dating, Luke, or what I do for a living. I'm not defined by what people think of me. My happiness comes from within, and I - ~ Jill Shalvis