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> [It was when '21' came out. I was in Los Angeles and my face was everywhere: on buses, on posters, on the side of buildings. I didn't feel that blown away by it. I was still hungry to prove myself.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-sturgess/it-was-when-21-came-out-i-was-in-los-angeles-and-my-face-was/)

[Jim Sturgess](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-sturgess/)

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## More by Jim Sturgess

> [You could pick another two people and you'd have a whole other story and that's why films about love get made and made and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-sturgess/you-could-pick-another-two-people-and-you-d-have-a-whole-other-story/)

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> [I could see when I was filming '21' that it was going to go a direction I wasn't comfortable with it going.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-sturgess/i-could-see-when-i-was-filming-21-that-it-was-going-to-go-a-direction/)

[Jim Sturgess](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-sturgess/)

> [After 'The Way Back,' which was so epic and so rich, it was like, 'What will I do now?'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-sturgess/after-the-way-back-which-was-so-epic-and-so-rich-it-was-like-what/)

[Jim Sturgess](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-sturgess/)

> [To spend time with Ed Harris... he's an acting hero of mine, so that's a big deal for me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-sturgess/to-spend-time-with-ed-harris-he-s-an-acting-hero-of-mine-so-that-s-a/)

[Jim Sturgess](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-sturgess/)

> [I moved to Manchester to join a band and ended up getting into acting, and I moved back to London to become an actor…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-sturgess/i-moved-to-manchester-to-join-a-band-and-ended-up-getting-into-acting/)

[Jim Sturgess](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-sturgess/)

> [I'd always been quite wary of doing a romantic comedy. They all seem the same to me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-sturgess/i-d-always-been-quite-wary-of-doing-a-romantic-comedy-they-all-seem/)

[Jim Sturgess](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-sturgess/)

> [There are times when I feel incredibly loved and connected, and times when I feel alone. I think that's natural for all of us.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-sturgess/there-are-times-when-i-feel-incredibly-loved-and-connected-and-times/)

[Jim Sturgess](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-sturgess/)

> [It's always interesting to me to tell stories that come from difficult political climates.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-sturgess/it-s-always-interesting-to-me-to-tell-stories-that-come-from/)

[Jim Sturgess](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-sturgess/)

> [When I was younger, I looked to actors like they were from another planet. You couldn't believe you could be anywhere near that world.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-sturgess/when-i-was-younger-i-looked-to-actors-like-they-were-from-another/)

[Jim Sturgess](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-sturgess/)

> [As you wake up to sort of Morocco coming to life, and you drive a two hour journey through the desert as the sun…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-sturgess/as-you-wake-up-to-sort-of-morocco-coming-to-life-and-you-drive-a-two/)

[Jim Sturgess](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-sturgess/)

> [I was quite badly behaved at school - I remember cutting class - and acting was a way of channelling energy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-sturgess/i-was-quite-badly-behaved-at-school-i-remember-cutting-class-and/)

[Jim Sturgess](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-sturgess/)

> [I can play the guitar and the keys and the drums. I'm not brilliant at any of them. I can sing too. Some of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-sturgess/i-can-play-the-guitar-and-the-keys-and-the-drums-i-m-not-brilliant-at/)

[Jim Sturgess](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-sturgess/)

> [I really dont like the idea of people knowing what I am doing. I find telling everybody what you had for breakfast is really…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-sturgess/i-really-dont-like-the-idea-of-people-knowing-what-i-am-doing-i-find/)

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> [Certainly after '21' I was getting the opportunity to make a lot of money.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-sturgess/certainly-after-21-i-was-getting-the-opportunity-to-make-a-lot-of/)

[Jim Sturgess](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-sturgess/)

> [You just try and do as much variation and as much difference and as much as possible, so you put yourself out there to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-sturgess/you-just-try-and-do-as-much-variation-and-as-much-difference-and-as/)

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