“When I was 16 years old, I joined a drama group called North Queenslan...” — Brenton Thwaites Quote

“When I was 16 years old, I joined a drama group called North Queensland Academy of Dramatic Art under a woman called Maggie Shephard-King. She inspired me to audition for the role of Romeo in 'Romeo and Juliet.'”

“I studied drama at the Queensland University of Technology, which was amazing. I can't speak highly enough of that school.”

“If I read a script and I like it, there's nothing that will stop me from trying to be in that movie.”

“Manchester City has a really good academy, and they're winning titles at all ages.”

“At Moscow's Bolshoi Ballet Academy, I studied under a brilliant and fiery teacher. This tiny, stuttering old man flew into a rage if his students' white socks failed to reach mid-calf level. Nor could he tolerate floppy hair. We wore hairnets to class - an athletic brigade of short order cooks.”

“I am an outsider looking in, absolutely. You're not going to see me at the Academy Awards 'Vanity Fair' party any time soon. I'm not somebody who, no matter where I go, there are paparazzi or any of that nonsense. But I have a little window into that world, and I can enter it and dance around. I want to be the audience's ticket into the party.”