I’ve got two brothers. One’s older – the artist – and then my younger brother is an ecological economist – a farmer. Josh O'Connor Read Quote
Well, we lived in Newbury first, until I was five. Then we went to Cheltenham, which is lovely, a really sweet town. We lived surrounded by hills. It was the best place to grow up. Josh O'Connor Read Quote
All of a sudden we were going on school trips, seeing these amazing plays by the likes of Samuel Beckett. My whole world went from ‘This is really fun’ to ‘This is fascinating to me’. Josh O'Connor Read Quote
There is something about being in a remote town where anything other than green fields, trees and Saturday football club is very exciting and thrilling. Josh O'Connor Read Quote
I went from silent films to watching French new wave cinema. I became entrapped by it all. That’s when I knew I wanted to do film. The moment you start looking at film from a critique point of view – there’s a difference between watching a film as an audience and with a critical point of view. Josh O'Connor Read Quote
Royals are always very clear about where they’re moving, because they’ve been told by protection officers exactly what they’re doing. Josh O'Connor Read Quote
Y’know, even in a lot of heterosexual cinema it’s always kind of miserable. Love doesn’t work and then, if it does work, it’s suddenly a rom-com. Josh O'Connor Read Quote
Regardless of the size of the budget or the name of the director, if the story is really interesting, then I can get on board with it. If it’s not, then they’re not gonna cast me anyway, because I’ll just give a terrible audition. Josh O'Connor Read Quote
My problem is that I love talking to people. I remember working in a call centre in Dalston and I’d end up having these long chats with old women. Josh O'Connor Read Quote