The spring blockbuster “Divergent” arrives on Blu-ray and DVD this week,
bringing the first movie installment based on Veronica Roth’s young
adult book series to home video. Earlier this year,
Hero Complex sat down with James to talk about “Divergent,” Four’s particular brand of honor and what’s next
:
Hero Complex: I understand that you’re a latecomer to the world of acting?
Theo James: I think it was always kind of around. I was
always one of those annoying, performing little shits. To pretend that I
just fell into it and was like, “Oh my God, whoopsy daisy!” — people
sometimes pretend that, and it annoys me. Everyone’s going to try. It’s
not like it just happens. But basically, I was 18, I finished school, I
vaguely thought about it, but then I didn’t really know how to get into
it. I didn’t know anyone involved in it. I went to university. I went
away for a bit and traveled and kind of was at a crossroads
post-university, and I thought, maybe this is worth a try. So I went to a
drama school. Basically, an ex-girlfriend at the time was auditioning
for these drama schools, and she kind of told me about it and how it
worked, and it went from there. So I kind of started in 2010.
