"What's your idea of a good time?
You know what I like to do on a Sunday morning? Clean my house. I really enjoy it; it's my ritual. I require tidiness, actually. I have to have everything spotless before I can relax. It's probably a bit of obsessive-compulsive disorder in me – but it's just part of who I am.
Have your good looks held you back as a character actor?
I don't think people ever saw me as a character actor. I'm a pretty boy. I've never done a film where they uglied me up, unlike Jude Law, who will hunt for a role that makes him ugly because he has to get away from his matinee idol look."
and read Jonny's answer to the question:
He's looking forward to the next 20 years of his career, saying he hasn't even started yet."I just felt I needed time off and I didn't need to go to awards ceremonies," Jonathan explained.
"You can get slightly waylaid as an actor doing that sort of thing and I'm never that comfortable at them anyway."
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"People say that the film industry is a very competitive industry, but I don't see my enemy," he laughs.
Source: SFGate.comMeyers has the intense, pouty-lipped look that makes him a natural for bedroom scenes. But the episode he singles out involves a grief-stricken Henry and the court "fool," whom Meyers describes as the only man in England who can speak truth to power.
He's played by David Bradley, "a wonderful actor," Meyers said. The episode, the season's fifth, debuts May 3.
"We get plastered drunk .... and I've never done that before, never had to act drunk. It's quite difficult to get it right," he said.
"It depends on which department the girl works in. It'd have to be with somebody who works in Wal-Mart.";-)
...that he "hates computers" and only uses it for iTunes. "I'm into world music," he said. "Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan from Pakistan is the greatest singer of all time."Source: TVGuideMagazine.com
But he admitted that he "loves television" and his favorite show is Law & Order: SVU. "Mariska Hargitay," he says, placing his hand on his heart, "is my crush."
"He felt very comfortable with Jane Seymour. After Anne Boleyn, it was like, 'Whew. I can use a break.' Jane Seymour was the break. She was the ray of light. She was the ice in your soft drink."
"...I think this is his series. This is when Johnny is incredibly powerful. Even if you look at the posters [over the three seasons] you can see that he's changed from a boy to a man. There's a wonderful scene when he goes into the Tower of London to talk to the leader of the Pilgrimage and he looks like the Godfather. Now you're beginning to see how dangerous he is. The future wives have got to be a little careful."
*sigh* I love his interviews. Another brilliant one.“Everything I’ve done up till now has been an apprenticeship. I haven’t even started to do my real work yet. I haven’t really hit the stride yet.”
He’s always compelled to exceed himself, he confesses. “I think it’s secretly demanded of you by whoever gave you the gift. Also people demand improvement because they’re paying money to sit down and watch you, so you’d better get better.”