Egerton Quotes & Sayings

L.A. is definitely a Marmite sort of place for me. I used to hate it, but now I love it. I think it really helps if you know the places and the restaurants and the nice bars to go to and if you have friends there. I've got some friends over there now, and they're not all actors, which is quite refreshing, and now I have a great time there. — Tamsin Egerton

The truth is, I'm not body confident. — Tamsin Egerton

If I could play any superhero ... my favorite superhero is Spider-Man. Andrew Garfield is wonderful at doing it to the point that I don't think I should play it. — Taron Egerton

Acting is an aesthetic career, which is annoying. — Tamsin Egerton

I have no sense of direction at all. Thank the Lord for my TomTom, otherwise I'd spend my whole life lost. — Tamsin Egerton

I can say I'm not doing 'X-Men.' I love the franchise, and I love the people who make them on and off screen. — Taron Egerton

I don't think any actors love taking their clothes off on film, unless you're an exhibitionist, which I'm certainly not. — Tamsin Egerton

I don't think I've ever done a character like this before, so I couldn't really draw from previous roles. I've been known for doing a lot of comedies in England, so I don't think that would have worked. I completely went from scratch, with this one, and used the research and what was in the script, and spoke to Chris. It's all from in my mind ,rather than drawing from previous experiences or roles. — Tamsin Egerton

I loved DreamWorks and Pixar, and I still love kids' films. — Taron Egerton

I don't want to look back at my career and see a string of incredibly commercial projects that don't have much heart. I'm looking for things that have soul. — Taron Egerton

But, as an actress, you don't want to run into these scenes, willy-nilly. The couple that I did do were important for the character and essential to the plot, to show what was actually going on between each character. It is great to be able to have that, and to be able to say certain things and have certain passions. — Tamsin Egerton

The 1950s would be my ideal decade because I'm actually very traditional; I enjoy being at home, and I'm a complete nester. — Tamsin Egerton

I'm not sure that I want my life to consist of Hollywood franchises, to be honest. There are other types of work that I'm interested in, like theater and just more serious drama and I just don't know. — Taron Egerton

If there's one thing I've learnt, it's that I don't think a man ever looks better than when he's in a suit. So I'm wearing them increasingly, not in my personal life, but in my professional life, and I'm really enjoying it. — Taron Egerton

I was brought up to think a lot about food and have respect for it, both as medicine and something to eat and enjoy. — Tamsin Egerton

Age is merely mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter. Mark Twain — Elizabeth Egerton Wilder

I defy any woman that doesn't feel more elegant and more groomed and ready for an evening than if you have a blow dry. — Tamsin Egerton

And, the sets that they built are just so beautiful. It's like going to a completely foreign country and experiencing a new culture that you've never seen before, especially at Camelot. It's just so magical. Personally, it's just so much more interesting than wearing jeans and a t-shirt, and walking around somebody else's house. — Tamsin Egerton

I'm trying to cultivate a long-term career rather than get every job right this minute. That'd be putting too much pressure on myself. I'd go crazy if I thought like that. — Tamsin Egerton

I have been working since I was 11 on everything including period dramas. — Tamsin Egerton

A lady decidedly. Fast? perhaps. Original? undoubtedly. Worth knowing? rather. — George Egerton

To be perfectly honest, I like pressure. It's something I find exciting. And I am the kind of personality that gets very bored very easily. The work I try and involve myself with is ordinarily determined by how much it sort of frightens me. — Taron Egerton

I'm trying to play parts which are a little more out there, but I want variety. — Taron Egerton

I've never considered myself to be a fashionista type of guy. — Taron Egerton

I only act in films where I've got an A-lister as my mentor. — Taron Egerton

I don't have much desire to move to LA much yet. I don't think you can expect it any time soon, but who knows what can happen in the future. — Taron Egerton

To delight the ear and the eye is a mere sensual indulgence; - true poetry strikes at the soul. — Egerton Brydges

I like dogs, I just don't choose to spend time with them. — Taron Egerton

He who is lord of himself, and exists upon his own resources, is a noble but a rare being. — Egerton Brydges

Iced tea is too pure and natural a creation not to have been invented as soon as tea, ice, and hot weather crossed paths. — John Egerton

I was very aware of the legend, from such an early age. Being a Brit, you are so aware of King Arthur, Camelot, Guinevere and Morgan, the witch. Merlin is this mad magician who's cloaked in mystery. It has that mystery about it. And, it's a lead role for a woman that's strong and has a real journey to take. — Tamsin Egerton

At 11, I got my first job in a mini-series for America, and it was very exciting. — Tamsin Egerton

I will normally eat about seven or eight mince pies in one sitting. Sometimes, I can get to double figures. My friends, and probably most people, stop at two, so they probably dislike me a bit for it. — Tamsin Egerton

Jason [Sudeikis] is a successful actor and comedian, I don't think that he takes comedic roles any less seriously than he does dramatic roles. — Taron Egerton

I have to be careful not to do so many comedy airhead roles from now on. I've turned down a couple already. — Tamsin Egerton

I have absolutely no interest in playing the young male lead around which a story happens. — Taron Egerton

Home ... wasn't Egerton Gardens, wasn't even Fox Corner. Home was an idea, and like Arcadia it was lost in the past. — Kate Atkinson

I'm into books - I love literature, so I toyed with the idea of being an English teacher. I had a fantastic English teacher at school. I think great English teachers make the world go round. — Taron Egerton

I actually love doing period pieces, purely because it takes you into a different world, mentally. The clothes you have to wear are so far from our everyday clothes that it immediately helps with the character and putting you in that mind frame. — Tamsin Egerton

I am my own worst enemy. My friends and family will say, 'You've got everything going for you right now', and I say, 'Oh yes, but!' Which is not a good way to be. — Tamsin Egerton

Egerton taught her how to approach a challenging book. She should read and reread slowly, making marginal notes when she came across something important, and mark things she didn't understand. He instructed her to think over each evening what she had read that day and jot down her ideas about it. She was a willing and eager pupil — Connie Nordhielm Wooldridge

My mum is a bit unconventional; she's outdoorsy and has more of an emotional intelligence, whereas my dad is pragmatic; he's a businessman. — Tamsin Egerton

I've met some incredible people who I really admire. — Taron Egerton

I hardly ever missed school, and I always got my work in on time. I was a good student and always got top grades. — Tamsin Egerton

I'm not a flying fan. I can't bear it. — Tamsin Egerton

When a bunch of stuff is happening on set, you have to remember the grander purpose: you're telling a story, so you have to get to that moment, and that takes supreme focus. — Taron Egerton

I hate watching myself on film because I am so judgmental. — Tamsin Egerton

Guinevere has been done quite a few times, especially as a mature young woman, who either is the damsel in distress or the warrior, strong-willed woman. Chris wanted a variety of things in this Guinevere. He predominately wanted her to be real and natural, and make mistakes and be passionate, and be the feisty young girl, but then also completely naive, innocent and ignorant, at the same time. — Tamsin Egerton

Once you take a role, you have to do it properly and do it justice. — Tamsin Egerton

I grew up with Bond. — Taron Egerton

I can afford to get Tesco's finest sandwiches rather than the basic ones. — Taron Egerton

Of course, everyone would like to play a superhero, but this is by no means me saying I would like to go play Cyclops. — Taron Egerton

I want to surprise people and do different things and maybe do something that's not quite financially rewarding. — Taron Egerton

I have observed that vulgar readers almost always lose their veneration for the writings of the genius with whom they have had personal intercourse. — Egerton Brydges

Lord Sanquire was hanged in the days of James I. for the revengeful murder of an "Alsatian " master named Turner, who had accidentally put out his eye. — Egerton Castle

Guinevere is not the Morgan type, where she's sultry and she knows she has this incredible female energy that she can use and utilize, and she's not necessarily used to having this power over men. — Tamsin Egerton

I've got Colin Firth's number in my phone! — Taron Egerton

I'm not interested in serial dating; I'd honestly rather be single. — Tamsin Egerton

Kids hate anyone who is different. — Tamsin Egerton

I'm a real animal lover. I adore animals of all shapes and sizes. — Tamsin Egerton

My style is schizophrenic! One minute I'll be wearing bright girly dresses, and the next I'll be swinging towards more structured masculine things. — Tamsin Egerton

The weather in California is so much hotter than it is in England that it's absolutely changed my style. I have many more dresses and shorts than I ever thought I would coming from U.K.! It's so much easier to dress femininely in a warm climate. — Tamsin Egerton

I've always wanted to play Guinevere. I just asked Chris what he thought, and he steered me in the right directions. We just wanted to make her young and able to make mistakes, which I think is important. — Tamsin Egerton

I love dressing up for events; to me it's almost like wearing a costume for the evening. — Tamsin Egerton

When you're acting, you're escaping and hiding behind something. It's cliched to say, but there's a safety there. — Tamsin Egerton

I think if you have a good night's sleep, you can take on the world. — Tamsin Egerton

That's really why I wanted to do it. I wanted to be a part of this generation's telling of Camelot, and also get the chance to play a fantastic, complex, interesting, emotionally passionate, young lead role. — Tamsin Egerton

I did model for a little while part-time, but I wasn't a bloody model, and I am definitely not that horrible thing 'model-turned-actress.' — Tamsin Egerton

If you steal other people's characters, it doesn't work with the context of the scripts and what is written, so I wanted to make her my own. I was petrified, in the beginning, because it's such an iconic character, especially being a young lady myself. — Tamsin Egerton

All my friends are Welsh, I speak Welsh, and I feel very Welsh. — Taron Egerton

I know that the battle scenes, as well, are quite gory and quite strong. Battle was romantic, but it was far from being easy. It's nice, in both respects, to have that color and contrast. — Tamsin Egerton

Guinevere is just head over heels and doesn't know how to handle these new emotions that she's feeling, as a young woman. Unfortunately, she can't reign it all in, all the time. And, even though she tries to do the right thing and be the good girlfriend and have her morals, she slips up a little bit. — Tamsin Egerton

Always take earplugs and an eye mask. It doesn't matter where you are. Even if you're in the best hotel, if there's road works outside, then you're screwed. So I take earplugs and an eye mask with me wherever I go. — Tamsin Egerton

I'm a complete junky for lotions and potions! I love SkinCeuticles Hydrating B5 Gel; it's like a serum and I put it on my face, and immediately I can feel it. I put my moisturiser on top of that, and I just know that it's going in more. I can feel it working, and I love it. — Tamsin Egerton

I'm neurotic about children. I see dangers everywhere - sharp corners, stairs. — Tamsin Egerton

I suppose I am one of those lucky people who eats what they like and doesn't gain too much weight. — Tamsin Egerton

Hairdressers call me dark blonde, but I think they're wrong. I feel far more naturally confident blonde. My mum's blonde, my sister's platinum blonde. I thought, 'When I grow up, that's what I'm going to look like.' — Tamsin Egerton

I don't think I'm going to become Brad Pitt overnight, but I presume if walk down Oxford Street, there is a chance someone might clock me. — Taron Egerton

Kicks are my forte. I've got strong legs and high kicks. And I've got very good reach, obviously. — Tamsin Egerton

Jane Austen's characters for women are always very strong, opinionated and elegantly written, so they're always great for an actress to have a chance to do. — Tamsin Egerton

Guinevere and Arthur's story is so about the passion. It's about the sexual attraction between them. You can't have that story and show that sexual attraction with them kissing, and then shut the door. It just doesn't work. It's such an important part of their relationship and what happens in Camelot later on. It's who they are and how they bond. — Tamsin Egerton

The glory dies not, and the grief is past. — Egerton Brydges

Some people who meet me might think I starve myself, because there's such an assumption that being thin involves putting yourself through torture and punishing your body, but I'm just naturally skinny - you should watch me demolish a ploughman's lunch. — Tamsin Egerton

There is this value in books, that they enable us to converse with the dead. There is something in this beyond the mere intrinsic worth of what they have left us. — Egerton Brydges

I don't know what it is about me, but I don't think of myself as sexy; I never have. — Tamsin Egerton

This is going to sound a bit weird because she's a lot older than I am, but I've got a thing for Meryl Streep. — Taron Egerton

I'm a big handbag lover and will always have one with me. — Tamsin Egerton

I think a British icon is someone who conducts themself with real dignity: someone who is truly talented and modest. These are things that I would aspire to in my career. — Taron Egerton

I get cast as a lot of sympathetic characters. I'd like to play someone really unpleasant. — Taron Egerton

What I don't like about Guinevere is the fact that she can't control her passions and urges. She gets herself into quite a love triangle, and quite a web. Personally, I find that very difficult to relate to. But, it wouldn't be interesting, if she did everything right. — Tamsin Egerton

I love jewellery, but it's something I go through stages with. I have my go-to pieces that I will bring out and wear for weeks at a time. — Tamsin Egerton

She watched the coals grow cooler and wondered if worlds grew cool as well. If existence faded like heat. — Owen Egerton