Quotes by Jamie Dornan

About Jamie Dornan:

James is a Northern Irish actor, model, and musician. He played Axel von Fersen in Sofia Coppola's film Marie Antoinette, Sheriff Graham Humbert in the ABC series Once Upon a Time and serial killer Paul Spector in the BBC Two crime drama series The Fall. He played the eponymous character, Christian Grey, in the film Fifty Shades of Grey (2015).
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I've always needed to bulk up, so until the modeling took off I was ramming Big Macs down my throat and doing plenty of bodyweight work. I'm over the Big Macs now, but I'll still drop down and do my press ups whenever I find the time.

Jamie Dornan

Fairytales are stories that span every generation and they've been around for a long time.

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I very much feel like I'm part of the makeup of 'Once Upon a Time.'

Jamie Dornan

There's no easy time to lose a parent.

Jamie Dornan

The man is meant to be the alpha in the relationship on the money and power front.

Jamie Dornan

I like playing characters who are fractured, broken. I find that more relatable, for some reason. I don't feel that I'm like that myself by nature, but there's just something that you can really grab hold of if people have a darkness in them, I think...

Jamie Dornan

Because I used to play a lot of sport, I've always been in decent enough shape. When I used to get asked to do a bit of body work before a photo shoot I'd lie and say, 'Yeah, I'm going to the gym.' I literally never did anything.

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When I was younger, I thought maybe one day I'd be involved in sport in terms of career.

Jamie Dornan

People ask me what Gillian Anderson's like to work with, and I have no idea!

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I'm not saying that experiencing loss is why I can cope with darker worlds - I'm not saying that for a second - but I think it opens up a side of you in terms of work that wouldn't be as accessible had that stuff not happened.

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Throughout Ireland, there's a brilliant community of filmmakers and actors, and I guess there was always a lure to do some work in the place where I come from.

Jamie Dornan

Author Bio

  • NameJamie Dornan
  • DescriptionNorthern Irish actor, model, and musician
  • Aliaseschristian grey; Paul Spector
  • BornMay 1, 1002
  • CountryLondon
  • ProfessionActor; Model