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> [I wanted to join the Army when football failed. That was my only realistic form of making an honest living.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-o-connell/i-wanted-to-join-the-army-when-football-failed-that-was-my-only/)

[Jack O'Connell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-o-connell/)

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## More by Jack O'Connell

> [I'd be lying if I said I never think about my female fans in certain shots and certain scenes. Like, when I'm topless, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-o-connell/i-d-be-lying-if-i-said-i-never-think-about-my-female-fans-in-certain/)

[Jack O'Connell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-o-connell/)

> [I was a youngster looking up to dudes like Vicky McClure, Joe Dempsie and Michael Socha - in fact, he was a big influence…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-o-connell/i-was-a-youngster-looking-up-to-dudes-like-vicky-mcclure-joe-dempsie/)

[Jack O'Connell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-o-connell/)

> [I find the education I got from living in Derby and being streetwise and knowing the people that I know, the lessons that I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-o-connell/i-find-the-education-i-got-from-living-in-derby-and-being-streetwise/)

[Jack O'Connell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-o-connell/)

> [I worked on a farm for a little bit.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-o-connell/i-worked-on-a-farm-for-a-little-bit/)

[Jack O'Connell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-o-connell/)

> [I like the ideology of there being no such thing as perfection. But I'm of the opinion that I have witnessed perfection at various…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-o-connell/i-like-the-ideology-of-there-being-no-such-thing-as-perfection-but-i/)

[Jack O'Connell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-o-connell/)

> [When all my mates used to think they were proper rude boys, they used to take the piss out of me for wearing casual…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-o-connell/when-all-my-mates-used-to-think-they-were-proper-rude-boys-they-used/)

[Jack O'Connell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-o-connell/)

> [I wanted to join the Army when football failed. That was my only realistic form of making an honest living.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-o-connell/i-wanted-to-join-the-army-when-football-failed-that-was-my-only/)

[Jack O'Connell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-o-connell/)

> [Since I started acting, I've always been aware of the sort of 'beastly entity' that is America and Hollywood, and semi-consciously, I devised a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-o-connell/since-i-started-acting-i-ve-always-been-aware-of-the-sort-of-beastly/)

[Jack O'Connell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-o-connell/)

> [I feel like I've grown up on screen quite a lot.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-o-connell/i-feel-like-i-ve-grown-up-on-screen-quite-a-lot/)

[Jack O'Connell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-o-connell/)

> [I'm actually a hippy in real life. I had three dreadlocks on the back of my head once. They were spawning.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-o-connell/i-m-actually-a-hippy-in-real-life-i-had-three-dreadlocks-on-the-back/)

[Jack O'Connell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-o-connell/)

> [It's an old story, really: seduced and corrupted, in the end, by an obsessive love for the text.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-o-connell/it-s-an-old-story-really-seduced-and-corrupted-in-the-end-by-an/)

[Jack O'Connell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-o-connell/)

> [I quite like to sing, actually - just belting out numbers with my guitar. I find that it's a form of tranquility. After all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-o-connell/i-quite-like-to-sing-actually-just-belting-out-numbers-with-my-guitar/)

[Jack O'Connell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-o-connell/)

> [The way America appreciates cinema is different from anywhere in the world. It's celebrated and supported. I don't just mean by the individuals, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-o-connell/the-way-america-appreciates-cinema-is-different-from-anywhere-in-the/)

[Jack O'Connell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-o-connell/)

> [ Certain jobs \[films\] are for the business really, because they get an audience, they get a global audience. Certain jobs are as an artist.… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-o-connell/certain-jobs-films-are-for-the-business-really-because-they-get-an/)

[Jack O'Connell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-o-connell/)

> [If I'm among my boys or people I've grown up with, I can be immature.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-o-connell/if-i-m-among-my-boys-or-people-i-ve-grown-up-with-i-can-be-immature/)

[Jack O'Connell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-o-connell/)

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