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Michael Socha

(1987) Actor

18 quotes in 81 categories

Michael Socha is an actor.

Quick Facts About Michael Socha

Born: December 13, 1987
Profession: Actor

About Michael Socha

[Wikidata] British actor... | [Wikipedia] Michael Robert Socha is an English actor. He is known for his roles in the films This Is England and Summer, and the television series This Is England '86 and its sequels. He also appeared in Being Human, Once Upon a Time in Wonderland, and the second series of the BBC One drama Showtrial.

Quotes by Michael Socha

It's fun finding your way to the performance instead of coming in and hoping to God you're impressing the director - and…

Cinema

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What I say about 'This Is England' is they're like my best friends back home. Normal, working-class, beautiful people who I'm creative…

Beautiful

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Sometimes I'm on a TV set, and I can't feel what I'm supposed to feel as that character because I've not worked…

Character

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The thing is, with 'This Is England', you're always thinking as yourself. You're acting on an instinct. You're acting on what you've…

Acting

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I like to go for auditions. I enjoy that aspect of this job until I actually need a job, and then that…

Day

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I find the fans really interesting and nice, and I'll go over and say hello.

Fans

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When I first started acting, I never thought I'd be on TV or film. I always wanted to be on stage.

Acting

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If I wanted to do something on stage, I wanted it to be something I could really get into and feel.

Could

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'Wonderland' was incredible, but 'Once Upon A Time,' I found it quite soul-destroying.

Found

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I love watching people, guessing what they are going to do next. I'm no Derren Brown, but I love that people stuff.…

Actor

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I suppose, back in the day, when I was on the stage, I had nothing to lose, and I did the accents.

Back

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Your character - you own it. That's something you have to grab hold of on 'This Is England'. Your character is your…

Character

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You feel that your character is special. It's not your normal nine-to-five. You're not someone who goes home and lives a normal…

Character

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I started in theatre; the first bit of drama I did was amateur dramatics, up until I was 19. Then the TV…

Come

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Generally, nowadays, I'm using my own accent because casting directors want it; they like that.

Accent

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I don't want to be doing a job where I'm not doing a job, just sitting around in my flat just bored.

Around

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I always get nervous when I watch what I'm in. Very self-critical.

Always

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There's not many jobs that I would put my body on the line for.

Body

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