Douglas Booth
Douglas Booth
Douglas John Boothis an English actor. He first came to public attention following his performance as Boy George in the BBC Two film Worried About the Boy. He also starred in the BBC adaptations of Great Expectations and Christopher and His Kind...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth9 July 1992
CityLondon, England
amazing fact plays russell
I loved 'Gladiator' when I was young. Russell Crowe was a big inspiration; the fact that he plays my father in 'Noah' was amazing.
normal playing romeo tried
I tried to forget about playing Romeo in 'Romeo and Juliet' and just think about him as a normal guy, as a normal character, and just try and approach him the same I would every other character.
school play way
I got cast in a school play and I fell in love with that. I felt comfortable on stage and found out it was a brilliant way of expressing myself and I was happy and I could do it.
practice play age
If you don't practice for three days, everyone will notice." It's something you have to really maintain. So unfortunately, I don't play it that often but I may take it up again. If you don't play for a while, you just can't hit the notes. It's like going to the gym. If you go and do weights, you can lift x amount of weight and if you don't go for ages, you've gotta start again and start from the beginning. So it's a bit like that. It's just a muscle.
character play want
Each character you play has its own set of characteristics, for want of a better word.
real play people
It's really important to take time for yourself because if you don't know what it is like to be a real person and spend time with a sense of normality, how can you play normal people in films?
eyebrows far george leading man played shaved
The first lead that I ever played was a young Boy George when I was seventeen. I shaved my eyebrows off. That's as far from leading man looks as you can get.
'Romeo & Juliet' is still relevant and real.
characters romeo
Romeo and Juliet were stunning and beautiful, but a lot of the other characters surrounding them were caricatures.
derogatory offends quite upsets
Even to this day, when someone says something derogatory about Boy George, it still upsets and offends me. Part of me will always be quite attached to him.
I've never been aware of the difference between so-called posh actors and working-class actors.
met people women
I've met some of the most beautiful women in the world, and I can tell you lots of them are the most unattractive people I've ever met.
brilliant characters commentary dickens loved social themes writes
Dickens writes such brilliant characters and stories, and his themes and social commentary are still so relevant. I think that's why he's still so loved today.
hope polite
I would hope I was raised polite and charming.