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> [I did a bit of modeling before I took up acting, and I was up for this big campaign - I can't remember which designer - and all these execs were looking at my portfolio. Then one said: 'We'd like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rupert-penry-jones/i-did-a-bit-of-modeling-before-i-took-up-acting-and-i-was-up-for-this/)

[Rupert Penry-Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rupert-penry-jones/)

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## More by Rupert Penry-Jones

> [Being rejected is not nice, and it never gets any easier no matter where you are in your career.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rupert-penry-jones/being-rejected-is-not-nice-and-it-never-gets-any-easier-no-matter/)

[Rupert Penry-Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rupert-penry-jones/)

> [It's always nice to have people say you're good-looking. But I do get told I'm not right for parts because I'm too good-looking.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rupert-penry-jones/it-s-always-nice-to-have-people-say-you-re-good-looking-but-i-do-get/)

[Rupert Penry-Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rupert-penry-jones/)

> [I always felt like acting was something I could just do if I wanted, which was wrong.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rupert-penry-jones/i-always-felt-like-acting-was-something-i-could-just-do-if-i-wanted/)

[Rupert Penry-Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rupert-penry-jones/)

> [Our pool is outdoors, but it's heated, and I've got one of those machines that produces waves you have to swim against; like a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rupert-penry-jones/our-pool-is-outdoors-but-it-s-heated-and-i-ve-got-one-of-those/)

[Rupert Penry-Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rupert-penry-jones/)

> [I did a bit of modeling before I took up acting, and I was up for this big campaign - I can't remember which…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rupert-penry-jones/i-did-a-bit-of-modeling-before-i-took-up-acting-and-i-was-up-for-this/)

[Rupert Penry-Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rupert-penry-jones/)

> [To be able to play Jack Kerouac or Sal Paradise, it's mad to me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rupert-penry-jones/to-be-able-to-play-jack-kerouac-or-sal-paradise-it-s-mad-to-me/)

[Rupert Penry-Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rupert-penry-jones/)

> [I pay our nanny more than I'm earning.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rupert-penry-jones/i-pay-our-nanny-more-than-i-m-earning/)

[Rupert Penry-Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rupert-penry-jones/)

> [My parents didn't want me to be an actor. They didn't think I could take the rejection, and I have to say they were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rupert-penry-jones/my-parents-didn-t-want-me-to-be-an-actor-they-didn-t-think-i-could/)

[Rupert Penry-Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rupert-penry-jones/)

> [The ability to suspend reality and go into a make-believe world can be really, really difficult if there's something really big going on.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rupert-penry-jones/the-ability-to-suspend-reality-and-go-into-a-make-believe-world-can/)

[Rupert Penry-Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rupert-penry-jones/)

> [You just worry that your time is up. It's not that people suddenly go, 'Oh, actually they're not very good any more,' but sometimes,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rupert-penry-jones/you-just-worry-that-your-time-is-up-it-s-not-that-people-suddenly-go/)

[Rupert Penry-Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rupert-penry-jones/)

> [I know one thing - if I didn't have TV and theatre and radio, the world would be a much more boring place.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rupert-penry-jones/i-know-one-thing-if-i-didn-t-have-tv-and-theatre-and-radio-the-world/)

[Rupert Penry-Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rupert-penry-jones/)

> [Friday is my night for letting my hair down, and once a month a group of my old male friends will come down and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rupert-penry-jones/friday-is-my-night-for-letting-my-hair-down-and-once-a-month-a-group/)

[Rupert Penry-Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rupert-penry-jones/)

> [I've never boxed before in my life. I've had one day's training at a boxing gym, and it's an incredibly difficult sport.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rupert-penry-jones/i-ve-never-boxed-before-in-my-life-i-ve-had-one-day-s-training-at-a/)

[Rupert Penry-Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rupert-penry-jones/)

> [I'm worried about losing my hair. I think if I lost my hair, I'd lose a lot of parts. And I don't want to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rupert-penry-jones/i-m-worried-about-losing-my-hair-i-think-if-i-lost-my-hair-i-d-lose-a/)

[Rupert Penry-Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rupert-penry-jones/)

> [I pay our nanny more than Im earning.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rupert-penry-jones/i-pay-our-nanny-more-than-im-earning/)

[Rupert Penry-Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rupert-penry-jones/)

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