Definitely River Phoenix is somebody that I thought, "This guy is very cool." I wanted to be like him when I was a kid.

- Jim Sturgess

It’s always interesting to me to tell stories that come from difficult political climates.

- Jim Sturgess

Ive probably written about three albums that no one will ever hear.

- Jim Sturgess

When you're acting, everything is there around you, you just have to believe that it's real. When you're standing there with a slightly grey wig on a…

- Jim Sturgess

I can play the guitar and the keys and the drums. I'm not brilliant at any of them. I can sing too. Some of my friends are proper musicians but I'm a…

- Jim Sturgess

'Upside Down' is a fantasy love story. It's about love at first sight - when you just fall in love instantly and will battle any obstacle to be with …

- Jim Sturgess

British actors come at acting from a slightly different angle. Because a lot of the films are cast out there, they are so used to the angle from whic…

- Jim Sturgess

You could pick another two people and you'd have a whole other story and that's why films about love get made and made and made - because there's a m…

- Jim Sturgess

I moved to Manchester to join a band and ended up getting into acting, and I moved back to London to become an actor and ended up joining a band.

- Jim Sturgess