Romola Garai Quotes & Sayings (Page 4)

“If you are a 19-year-old woman, there are very specific things that directors and the people in positions of power in the industry - who tend to be older men - are going to want you to be and do. They are not going to want some chatty, difficult, slightly spoilt girl.”

“Increasingly, it's actresses doing the big fashion advertising campaigns, and now there's no distinction between actresses and models.”

“My main ambitions, really, are in the theatre.”

“A passion for any novel, and any character, can crystallise your ideas when you really need to be as open as possible as a performer.”

“Acting is a strange job because your control is very limited.”

“As a kid, I really loved 'Jane Eyre,' I used to fantasise that the past was so much better and my lifetime was crap.”

“I just don't believe you're capable of being an actor unless you have a desire to experience your emotions in a public way.”

“I want people to think I'm sexy, but to know also that I've got an ordinary body and not feel intimidated.”

“I wouldn't want to direct - I think that's a very different job. You have to be a very specific type of person to do that.”

“I've worked with actors who tell everyone what to do in the scene - that makes me go pretty atomic.”