Jim Sturgess
Jim Sturgess
James Anthony "Jim" Sturgess is an English actor and singer-songwriter. His breakthrough role was appearing as Jude in the musical romance drama film Across the Universe. In 2008, he played the male lead role of Ben Campbell in 21. In 2009, he played Gavin Kossef in the crime drama Crossing Over, appearing with Harrison Ford, Ray Liotta and Ashley Judd. In 2010, Sturgess starred in the film, The Way Back, directed by Peter Weir. Sturgess co-starred in the German epic...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionActor
Date of Birth16 May 1978
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Out of every 10 scripts I get sent, seven are fairly generic about an American guy who gets the girl and is involved in underground espionage activity.
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British actors come at acting from a slightly different angle. Because a lot of the films are cast out there, they are so used to the angle from which the Americans, and certainly the young guys from LA, are coming at it, that I think it's interesting for them to find these English actors who maybe approach acting from a different place.
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It was when '21' came out. I was in Los Angeles and my face was everywhere: on buses, on posters, on the side of buildings. I didn't feel that blown away by it. I was still hungry to prove myself. I realised that quite quickly, that I had to find something that challenged me from an acting point of view.
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Sometimes you read a script, and you just think, 'Wow, I would love to go and tell that story, and I don't even care what happens to the film, I would just love that experience.' And often, that mentality makes a great film.
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You finish a project and start looking for something that might interest you. A lot of the films I've made are a reaction to something I've done right before.
You find most of the interesting stories are the ones that are slightly harder to get made.
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I was quite naughty at school. I was always in the back of the class messing about with the Bunsen burner rather than paying attention.
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I was quite badly behaved at school - I remember cutting class - and acting was a way of channelling energy.
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You just try and do as much variation and as much difference and as much as possible, so you put yourself out there to try anything, really. As long as you feel you're going to get something out of the experience, it's all worth it.
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I'd always been quite wary of doing a romantic comedy. They all seem the same to me.
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Certainly after '21' I was getting the opportunity to make a lot of money.
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I didn't want the words 'Spider-Man' attached to my name in any shape or form. Especially a singing one.
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Love is such a powerful subject matter because it comes in so many different shapes and sizes. It's about timing, fate, failure, redemption.
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There are times when I feel incredibly loved and connected, and times when I feel alone. I think that's natural for all of us.