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> [One of the things I like about doing historical films is drawing the line between now and then.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-purefoy/one-of-the-things-i-like-about-doing-historical-films-is-drawing-the/)

[James Purefoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-purefoy/)

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## More by James Purefoy

> [I like television that grabs you by your throat.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-purefoy/i-like-television-that-grabs-you-by-your-throat/)

[James Purefoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-purefoy/)

> [You need to be disciplined and you need to try to occupy a zone of acting that is always quite scary because you don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-purefoy/you-need-to-be-disciplined-and-you-need-to-try-to-occupy-a-zone-of/)

[James Purefoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-purefoy/)

> [I often think that drama helps people feel less lonely about things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-purefoy/i-often-think-that-drama-helps-people-feel-less-lonely-about-things/)

[James Purefoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-purefoy/)

> [I'd never read a piece of television where it's an hour script and it's perfect.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-purefoy/i-d-never-read-a-piece-of-television-where-it-s-an-hour-script-and-it/)

[James Purefoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-purefoy/)

> [I think the business affairs people at the studios get some kind of perverse satisfaction in finding the worst hotels for actors to stay…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-purefoy/i-think-the-business-affairs-people-at-the-studios-get-some-kind-of/)

[James Purefoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-purefoy/)

> [I am not a big fan of what I call 'ambient television,' which just washes through you in a very polite way. I like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-purefoy/i-am-not-a-big-fan-of-what-i-call-ambient-television-which-just/)

[James Purefoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-purefoy/)

> [When you sign up for a show in the United States, it's six or seven years, generally speaking.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-purefoy/when-you-sign-up-for-a-show-in-the-united-states-it-s-six-or-seven/)

[James Purefoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-purefoy/)

> [When you don't take what you have for granted, you constantly try to re-prove yourself to yourself rather than to other people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-purefoy/when-you-don-t-take-what-you-have-for-granted-you-constantly-try-to/)

[James Purefoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-purefoy/)

> [All cult leaders are very good at supplying people with what they want and are missing in their lives, so they feel loved and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-purefoy/all-cult-leaders-are-very-good-at-supplying-people-with-what-they/)

[James Purefoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-purefoy/)

> [When I was growing up, 'Butch and Sundance' was my absolute favorite film.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-purefoy/when-i-was-growing-up-butch-and-sundance-was-my-absolute-favorite-film/)

[James Purefoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-purefoy/)

> [British actors are pretty good, by and large, at turning on at 'action' and off at 'cut.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-purefoy/british-actors-are-pretty-good-by-and-large-at-turning-on-at-action/)

[James Purefoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-purefoy/)

> [You really need to learn how to turn it on for 'action' and off for 'cut.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-purefoy/you-really-need-to-learn-how-to-turn-it-on-for-action-and-off-for-cut/)

[James Purefoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-purefoy/)

> [Hospitals are very extreme places - you can be in a maternity room one minute, and by someone's bedside as they're dying the next.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-purefoy/hospitals-are-very-extreme-places-you-can-be-in-a-maternity-room-one/)

[James Purefoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-purefoy/)

> [Joe Carroll had a certain black comedy to him. But I think it's lovely playing a man who, in his heart and soul, is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-purefoy/joe-carroll-had-a-certain-black-comedy-to-him-but-i-think-it-s-lovely/)

[James Purefoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-purefoy/)

> [I have no problem with television as a genre.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-purefoy/i-have-no-problem-with-television-as-a-genre/)

[James Purefoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-purefoy/)

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