Hospitals are very extreme places - you can be in a maternity room one minute, and by someone's bedside as they're dying the next. James Purefoy bedsidedieextreme Change image and share on social
I think the older I get, the less I should be doing. James Purefoy old Change image and share on social
When you're unhappy, you tend to play up, don't you? James Purefoy playtendunhappy Change image and share on social
If you find yourself always playing the villain, or if you find yourself being typecast into a corner where you're not happy then that's probably rather miserable, but if I have been typecast I am quite happy about it. James Purefoy cornerfindhappy share on social
Decide very early on: do you want to be an actor or do you want to be famous? Because they're very different routes. James Purefoy actordecideearly Change image and share on social
As an actor you have to get used to receiving gentle little pies in the face. James Purefoy actorfacegentle Change image and share on social
I do live a weirdly divided life, because I'm not a Hollywood superstar, I don't live on Malibu Beach, I don't do massive 'OK!' spreads, I don't go to premieres and parties that much. James Purefoy beachdividehollywood Change image and share on social