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… — Rupert Penry-Jones Copy Share Image
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 probably right. — Rupert Penry-Jones Copy Share Image
Being rejected is not nice, and it never gets any easier no matter where you are in your career. — Rupert Penry-Jones Copy Share Image
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. — Rupert Penry-Jones Copy Share Image
I always felt like acting was something I could just do if I wanted, which was wrong. — Rupert Penry-Jones Copy Share Image
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… — Rupert Penry-Jones Copy Share Image
I did a bit of modeling before I took up acting, and I was up for this big campaign - I can't remember which… — Rupert Penry-Jones Copy Share Image
To be able to play Jack Kerouac or Sal Paradise, it's mad to me. — Rupert Penry-Jones Copy Share Image
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… — Rupert Penry-Jones Copy Share Image
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. — Rupert Penry-Jones Copy Share Image
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,… — Rupert Penry-Jones Copy Share Image
I know one thing - if I didn't have TV and theatre and radio, the world would be a much more boring place. — Rupert Penry-Jones Copy Share Image
Friday is my night for letting my hair down, and once a month a group of my old male friends will come down and… — Rupert Penry-Jones Copy Share Image
