Alex Lawther, born Alexander Jonathan Lawther on May 4, 1995, in Petersfield, Hampshire, England, is an English actor, writer, and director celebrated for his nuanced performances. He gained prominence playing young Alan Turing in The Imitation Game (2014), earning the London Film Critics’ Circle Award for Young British Performer of the Year, and starred as James in The End of the F*ing World (2017–2019) and Kenny in Black Mirror’s “Shut Up and Dance” (2016). His stage debut as John Blakemore in South Downs (2011) and roles in films like Freak Show (2017) and The Last Duel (2021) showcase his versatility. These 15 quotes—sourced from interviews, web sources, and posts on X—reflect his insights on acting, identity, creativity, and vulnerability, capturing his introspective and empathetic nature.
15 Alex Lawther Quotes
- “Winnie the Pooh was such a part of my childhood. My kindergarten was named Pooh Corner, after one of A.A. Milne’s collections of stories.” (BrainyQuote, n.d.)
- “Everyone has a freak flag inside them. Whether they’re brave enough to show it is another matter.” (BrainyQuote, n.d.)
- “I’m lucky enough to live in London, which is a boiling pot of every kind of language and background and demographic and sexuality and gender, and yet most of what we’re seeing in the cinema is not reflective of that.” (BrainyQuote, n.d.)
- “I love being scared, and I always have done. When I was younger, I was always reading books about the paranormal, UFOs, and crop circles.” (BrainyQuote, n.d.)
- “Hiding behind a tougher outer image as a teenager feels cooler and safer compared to admitting, perhaps, that you’re the very opposite.” (BrainyQuote, n.d.)
- “One big power of an actor is knowing when to say no to something. It’s very tempting to say yes, because you’re flattered, but it’s important to ask whether there could be something you could add to a project.” (BrainyQuote, n.d.)
- “I’m a massive Roald Dahl fan. I grew up reading his work and see a recurring theme—I have continued to love stuff that mixes the gruesome with a sort of humour.” (BrainyQuote, n.d.)
- “Sometimes I’ve made mistakes and not really listened to my instincts, and I’ve done a project, and I’ve been disappointed with the consequence.” (BrainyQuote, n.d.)
- “I don’t know if it’s a consequence of Black Mirror, but I am slowly becoming more and more technophobic.” (BrainyQuote, n.d.)
- “Bette Midler is this sort of laser-precise whirlwind. We only worked together for two days, but her precision, before even shooting, was remarkable.” (BrainyQuote, n.d.)
- “That’s one thing that attracts me to roles the most—how much potential there is for me to learn from it.” (BrainyQuote, n.d.)
- “I didn’t think I ever knew how one managed to be so lucky as to work in this industry. It was a dream I was a little bit embarrassed by.” (BrainyQuote, n.d.)
- “I guess just everything always feeling like it was the end of the world, all the time. The irony that as an audience member watching [The End of the F*ing World], I know that it’s not, but I can see that falling in love for the first time… it’s so fucking scary.” (Coup De Main Magazine, 2018)
- “I’ve always wanted to keep my foot in film as well as theatre and be working in both worlds.” (BrainyQuote, n.d.)
- “At the end of the day, what you’re able to work on is what comes by you, what sort of floats by you.” (BrainyQuote, n.d.)
Alex Lawther’s quotes are a poignant blend of curiosity, vulnerability, and creative insight, inspiring fans to embrace their unique identities, trust their instincts, and find beauty in the strange. Which one’s got you ready to explore your own freak flag? Drop it in the comments and keep his introspective spirit alive!
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