“My principal at RADA once told me, 'You'll know you're a professional ...” — Jessica Raine Quote

“My principal at RADA once told me, 'You'll know you're a professional when you don't feel like doing it but you have to do it.'”

“My first acting experience was a non-speaking role as a robot. My costume was a cardboard box covered in tinfoil, but I was so shy I refused to go on stage.”

“I did an A Level in Theatre Studies and had a really inspirational teacher, and then I just went on to university.”

“You know it is not my interest to pay the principal, or my principal to pay the interest.”

“We'd get into trouble a lot in school, and I could sweet talk my way out of it. I was really a charmer: I was the guy who would get to the office, the principal would sit me down, and within 10 minutes, we'd be, like, talking about some movies or something.”

“I've always been comfortable with people who run things, whether it was the principal of my high school or the president of the university.”