I never went to stage school or anything like that. It was always plays, productions at school and things like that. The thing for me with acting was it was the only thing I could fully concentrate on. I loved playing sports. I didn't really love studying.
Ed SpeleersA challenge is always important; as an actor, as a human, it's good to face challenges and it's good to push your boundaries.
Ed SpeleersI'm not good at just sitting around waiting for the phone to ring, hoping that the perfect role is going to turn up.
Ed SpeleersI did listen to 1920s jazz or Al Johnson and a lot of early singers coming out of England. I would branch out a little bit to get a sense of the world that he might be coming into, in the '30s when jazz was changing.
Ed Speleers