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\u201cI think it\u2019s just staying true to yourself and being aware of the constant change. This is my one rule for life, and it will never change that.\u201d<\/p>\n
Speaking to Spanish publication El Pais,\u00a0he also admitted that his parents’ professions had shaped him as a person. His father Craig is a social services counsellor, and mother Leonie is an English tutor.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy parents worked in child protection for many years\u2026 The influence of my parents and what I grew up with in that environment \u2014 that motivation was a huge inspiration. We have to put aside our own personal well-being to help others.\u201d<\/p>\n
His desire to help his family was what kept him going when he considered quitting acting after his small role in the 2009 film Star Trek.<\/p>\n
He told Men\u2019s Health magazine:\u00a0\u201cI was about to quit. I got more and more anxious, to the point where I couldn\u2019t harness that energy,\u201d he confessed.<\/p>\n
Don’t miss… <\/strong> We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info<\/p>\n \u201cI always wanted to act, and one of the first things I wanted to do when I got any money was pay my parents\u2019 house off.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019d asked dad once when he thought he\u2019d pay it off and he said, \u2018Honestly, probably never\u2019. Most people are in that boat and I wanted to change that.\u201d<\/p>\n In 2015, his brother Liam revealed that Chris had achieved that goal.<\/p>\n Speaking to The Independent, he explained that Chris had called his father and told him to look at his bank account.<\/p>\n \u201cHe [his father] called my brother Chris back and said: \u2018I don\u2019t know how to feel. \u00a0Since I left home I have had debts and I thought I\u2019d be paying them off until I died and have this weight hanging over me, and now to have them completely cleared.”<\/p>\n
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