The real excitement and big deal for me started when I got cast in the first X-Men, which was sort of a fluke.

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I think it's more fun to play a hero with an edge.

I think it's more fun to play a hero with an edge.

I'm 25, so I've already gone through what my character Ged goes through, though it's...

I'm 25, so I've already gone through what my character Ged goes through, though it's...

So it wasn't actually that bad, it took a couple of weeks to sort of...

So it wasn't actually that bad, it took a couple of weeks to sort of...

I read the comics long before I was ever involved with the films.

I read the comics long before I was ever involved with the films.

Lord of the Rings is a good thing for us because it opened the door...

Lord of the Rings is a good thing for us because it opened the door...

Ultimately, I think it's just going to get you that exposure, get you in that...

Ultimately, I think it's just going to get you that exposure, get you in that...

I would love to be able to pursue music as a career but honestly, I'm...

I would love to be able to pursue music as a career but honestly, I'm...

Getting to play superheros is a pretty good job.

Getting to play superheros is a pretty good job.

Style is a reflection of your attitude and your personality.

Style is a reflection of your attitude and your personality.

No designer has really wowed me yet, I'm into other people's recommendations when it comes...

No designer has really wowed me yet, I'm into other people's recommendations when it comes...

Some people talk about screen kisses being strange or uncomfortable. But I think that I...

Some people talk about screen kisses being strange or uncomfortable. But I think that I...

Instead of being on teams at school, I was preparing for auditions. It doesn't get...

Instead of being on teams at school, I was preparing for auditions. It doesn't get...

You get bored if you do the same thing too much.

You get bored if you do the same thing too much.

There are rumors, rumors, rumors. I'm always the last one to know about these things,...

There are rumors, rumors, rumors. I'm always the last one to know about these things,...

Why would people spend good money to have my pants?

Why would people spend good money to have my pants?

The genre of fantasy is about magic and occult characters.

The genre of fantasy is about magic and occult characters.

I think Ian McKellen made it all happen, because he used to throw dinner parties...

I think Ian McKellen made it all happen, because he used to throw dinner parties...

I think it is important that you care about the characters, and you are not...

I think it is important that you care about the characters, and you are not...

Playing a character who's dealing not only with a superpower but having a normal relationship...

Playing a character who's dealing not only with a superpower but having a normal relationship...

I never could have planned this, and now I'm in my ideal situation career-wise and...

I never could have planned this, and now I'm in my ideal situation career-wise and...