Quotes

When I left the set of Finding Neverland (2004), I was quite upset, because I thought I wouldn't see Johnny again. And Charlie wants to go back to the chocolate factory. We both got our wishes.

Well, you just sort of think about what the character's thinking, and then you're in the character.

I'm not sure what I would like to do when I'm older. I might want to travel and see the world. That would be quite fun.

I try to stay a normal boy as much as possible. I play soccer on the weekend with my friend. I play video games, but not as much as Mike Teavee [the video-game addict in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)]. I quite enjoy soccer games. I support the team called Arsenal. They just won the [English Football Association] Cup.

[Talking about being treated like an adult] That was really important for me, although I think I am a bit more mature than some kids my age because I've spent more time with adults. And I haven't grown my hair over my eyes or anything.

It's nice to pick up the guitar now and again and play back the songs and be reminded of the film -- but if you gave me any other songs to play, I wouldn't be very good at them.

[Talking about his dressing room demands] Because I'm a spoiled little brat, I absolutely always insist on a table and chair and lighting. This February I'm even going to demand heating.

Scary is good. Kids like going to a movie and being really scared rather than fake scared.

When I work on something it becomes all-consuming for me.

[on celebrity] As long as you don't stand on the corner and wave your arms about, people don't notice you too much.

There's no point playing a scene if, by the end, everyone's in the same state they were in at the start.

Part of the appeal of procedurals, in general, is that there's a continuity and consistency week after week; that you can come to the show and know what you're going to get.