You really try to work the character out and spend time in the headspace of the character. That's what I did. — James Norton Copy Share Image
If you're constantly stepping outside of the character and judging them, you'll never really be able to fully engage because you'll always be slightly… — James Norton Copy Share Image
There's so much going on in Andrei [Bolkonsky]. He's wrangling with these big existential conundrums, and he tries out different routes to fulfillment. He… — James Norton Copy Share Image
Being in Russia filming War & Peace...filming War & Peace alone is an extraordinary experience, but to be out there was just magical. — James Norton Copy Share Image
You really try to work the character out and spend time in the headspace of the character. That's what I did. — James Norton Copy Share Image
I'm quite a smiley guy, I have my moments, but I think I'm generally of a relatively optimistic nature. — James Norton Copy Share Image
Every day, every scene, you were like, "My god. I'm doing a scene with Brian Cox today and then I'm onto a scene with… — James Norton Copy Share Image
The Russians were all really accommodating, and that made it really special. To be allowed in Catherine's Summer Palace...Lily [James] and I have this… — James Norton Copy Share Image
As an actor, I think most people have a tendency to want to demonstrate that they can act, they can emote. — James Norton Copy Share Image
![“There's so much going on in Andrei [Bolkonsky]. He's wrangling with these big existential conundrums, and he tries out different routes to fulfillment. He tries falling in love, that doesn't work. He goes to war and searches for military glory, that doesn't work. He does the quiet life of a…” quote by James Norton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/e2a/james-norton-46478_active_there-s-so-much-going-on-in-andrei-bolko_592982.jpg)
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