Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Jonathan Rhys Meyersis an Irish actor. He is best known for his roles in the films Velvet Goldmine, Mission Impossible III, Bend It Like Beckham, Match Point and his television roles as Elvis Presley in the biographical miniseries Elvis, which earned him a Golden Globe for Best Actor, and as King Henry VIII in the historical drama The Tudors. He has been the face model for several Hugo Boss fragrances advertising campaigns...
NationalityIrish
ProfessionActor
Date of Birth27 July 1977
CountryIreland
When I was a kid, you listened to a certain genre. Now it's like, "I love indie rock, I love hip-hop, jazz, funk." Also, we knew it couldn't be the same thing each year.
Celebrity has lost its value - all you have to do is go on a reality TV show for six weeks and everybody knows your name.
I think all actors have addictive personalities.
As a kid, I spent an awful lot of time pretending I was somebody else. I think growing up in the 1980s wasn't very exciting so you kind of create this secret life of an alternate person. You pretend to be whatever you need to be that day, so you live in that dream world.
I didn't use a phone until I was 14.
That's a funny thing, fame. People definitely do treat you differently. When you begin to be successful, people say, 'Don't go changing.' Well, that's easy to say, but the fact is, you don't change at all -- other people do.
I like being 30. I wouldn't want to do the twenties again. They are their own entity.
I like reading, going to the gym, hanging out with my family. That's it.
I got paid 20 grand for my first film. And that's the lowest I ever got paid.
I always think there will be that time that people will find out that I’m crap at what I do. I think they’ll figure out I’m crap. Doesn’t everybody have that feeling?
I find actors who play nasty guys in movies are the nicest guys in real life, and the opposite then goes for heroes.
I can be intolerably jealous and I think that's what's driven me. My ambition knows no end.
If I wasn't so insecure about myself I wouldn't work as hard as I do. I am constantly seeking approval.
I'm a workaholic. I also go to the gym a lot - it's my new thing. Yes, I am a compulsive person.