London, UK 10/7/2009 11:54:20 PM
News / Entertainment

Dominic Cooper regrets being a rebellious teenager.

The ‘Mamma Mia!’ star wishes he had taken his studies more seriously and listened to the advice teachers gave him.

 

He said: “I was misbehaving, and not taking responsibility. I was not listening to anything I should have been. I feel regretful for not appreciating more of the things that were offered to me such as the stuff the teachers were prepared to teach me. Why wasnt I more interested? I was sitting in the room, and they were telling me things that I didnt know, but I, for some reason, wasnt interested.”

 

Dominic – who is dating his ‘Mamma Mia!’ co-star Amanda Seyfried – is pleased he enjoyed acting as he had no idea what he wanted to do with his life.

 

He added to Americas OK! magazine: “I found it quite a difficult time because I found the decisions youre supposed to make at that age to be quite monumental. ‘What are you doing with your life? What do you want your career to be? How are you going to end up?’ If you dont know, you get into a bit of a panic.

 

“Thank God someone mentioned going to drama school. Thats when I had some sort of direction.”