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Jonny Lee Miller [1972-0] British
Rank: 105
Actor, Film actor


Jonathan "Jonny" Lee Miller is an English-American film, television and theatre actor. He achieved early success for his portrayal of Simon "Sick Boy" Williamson in the dark comedy drama film Trainspotting and Dade Murphy in Hackers, before earning further critical recognition for his performances in Afterglow, Mansfield Park, The Flying Scotsman and Endgame; for The Flying Scotsman he received a London Film Critics' Circle nomination for Actor of the Year. 

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Vampires are immortal, you can do whatever you want, and get away with it. And there's the seduction part of course, sex is a big part of the vampire thing.
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I really wouldn't want to live in America. I found New York claustrophobic and dirty. I missed England when I was there, simple things like smells and the British sense of humor. Humor
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If you're serious about what you're doing, you've got to keep your head and follow your instinct. Maybe you won't reach the same dizzy heights as others, but you will get something back.
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I used a bike in London and that's it. I learnt a lot about biking, and really got into. Now I cycle regularly.
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I spent a couple of months just riding a bike doing my own training in the streets.
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The whole thing about the way I approach work is to be surprised by an opportunity when it comes up. So I have no idea what I will be doing next, and I kind of like that.
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New York and LA are both great places to visit, but I wouldn't want to live in either of them now. I find New York extremely claustrophobic and dirty. LA is quite a nice place. But there's no hustle and bustle, no street life.
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I'm a pretty happy person, to be honest with you.
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I don't think any actor has the luxury of knowing exactly what scripts are going to turn out well and what ones aren't. It would be wonderful to have that particular skill, and maybe people like Tom Cruise have it more than most, but you go into each project hoping that a good, if not great, film will come out the other end.
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Theater is just so much more satisfying than film or television just because you deliver the whole thing from start to finish in one evening, and you can tell if people have enjoyed it or not. That's great to do every night to go in front of a full room of people and tell the story. There's nothing like that really.
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If I thought of myself as a movie star, I'd be an idiot. I don't know anyone who thinks like that. I don't even know movie stars who think like that.
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The whole point of being an actor is to get satisfaction out of a role - unless you're just vain about celebrity. You're always looking for the one thing that will surprise you.
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I've never taken myself too seriously, I'm not into that.
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Some kids are good at math, some kids can run, and acting was an interest of mine. Because I knew you could do it for a living I decided, that's what I'm going to do.
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Even when you're producing difficult material and you get emotional, after it you feel good; you feel like you've done a good job, or had an emotional release. I've always enjoyed that, but you go home and think, that was a good day's work, and you move on.
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I consider myself really lucky and I always have done. My approach is that if I know I'm relaxed and happy, then I will do my best work.
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I'd go anywhere to work, so long as it's worth it.
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I like to play different types roles, but I'd like to do a comedy next.
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Being part of 'Natural Nylon' is a great way to have an influence on the films that get out there. I love films and it gives me an input.
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You're always looking for good scripts and when they're not always forthcoming you go mad.
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I always know I can die at any moment.
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I don't want to talk about the specifics of other people's performances compared with my own. I'd never do that.
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I'm glad I don't live in Primrose Hill any more. I couldn't even walk through the park. You never invite that kind of attention.
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Some people can handle fame, some can't.
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