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
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.
school way rebel
When you're forced to watch something in school, you never really enjoy it, you sort of rebel against it in a certain way.
school numbers creative
I knew I wanted to do something creative. I am dyslexic, so I really struggled in school. I knew I was never going to sit behind a desk or do something involving numbers.
jobs school two
With our job, you often meet people through work. I've had two long-term relationships, from 14 to 18 and 19 to 21. One I met at school and the other I met on a job so who knows where I'll meet the next person.
drama school kids
I wanted to become an actor. I went to Guildhall School of Music and Drama, which is one of the main drama schools in London where you go when you are older. But I was doing the junior one when I was a kid. And some friends there had agents. I was fourteen and I was like, "I want an agent! It sounds awesome!" I had no idea what that was. I thought those guys looked like men in black. They were hanging around in suits all the time. So I luckily got a very good agent in London and started auditioning. And then when I was 16, I got my first film and I've been working ever since.
'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.
I think Hollywood is interesting. As an actor, Hollywood would be a horrible place to go if you weren't actually invited.
amazing director good great incredible okay script terrible
You can have an amazing director and terrible script, and the film's not going to be great. But if you have the most incredible script and an okay director, you could still get a really good film.