Sam Riley
Sam Riley
Samuel Peter W. Rileyis an English actor and singer best known for his performance in the 2007 biographical film Control, about the life of Ian Curtis...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth8 January 1980
CityMenston, England
parents relieved work
My parents are relieved as much as anything that I'm getting some work.
cocktails drink interest sit
I've no interest in going on a road trip. If I want to go on holiday, I want to sit on a beach, swim, drink cocktails and read a book.
interested people school
I was one of the only ones there interested in acting. You find when you're doing school plays that a lot of people there were on punishment, or something.
berlin bitter hands humor love miss salt vinegar yorkshire
I couldn't really take a girl from Berlin to live in Leeds. I love it here. I miss the Yorkshire sense of humor and things like bitter and Yorkshire puddings, but I can still get my hands on salt 'n' vinegar crisps.
actual complete next opposite
I'd been told I was going to be the next big thing. But in actual fact, the complete opposite happened.
asking audience clear
'On the Road' is another one of those, a film in which the audience has a very clear idea of who they think your character is, so you know you are asking for it. But that's the challenge.
I'm an actor, of course, so I like to show off.
To do a studio film, something with Disney. My father is thrilled.
convincing work
Part of what makes your performances more convincing is that your own image isn't getting in the way. And the more you can keep it like that, the better for your work and your state of mind.
cool
I'm Angelina Jolie's sidekick in 'Maleficent'. It's cool.
I guess you could say I'm pretty wary.
actors stills knows
As an actor, I still dont really know exactly what I am doing most of the time.
two snow london
We panic if theres two centimeters of snow in London.
internet
I learned to stop looking on the Internet pretty early on.