Carice van Houten Quotes
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I can't say I'm having trouble with my husband or that I have a stubborn child.
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There doesn't seem to be a religion in 'Game of Thrones' that's totally peaceful... we haven't seen any Buddhists.
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I've never really considered packing my suitcase and heading to Hollywood.
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Most directors that I've worked with - I've worked with before, especially in Holland - and they know that I'm somebody who talks and asks, and talks, and talks, and talks and questions and turns things around. I'm like a little cat, walking around my little nest until I find my place.
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In the streets, they're very nice. On Twitter, there are people who love to hate me. Sometimes people get mean. I tend to answer like, 'Careful now, know who you're dealing with...' They're like, 'I'm sorry! Don't send the Lord of Light after me!' It's fun to play with that.
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I don't do method acting. If I play a farmer, I'm not gonna spend 3 weeks on a chicken farm. That's a bit too much for me.
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I do this acting thing mostly for myself. I like to make a connection and communicate with the audience to make myself feel less lonely. I also do it to develop my own character, so sometimes I do it to just be away in a certain area that I've never been to. But mostly, the story has to do something for me.
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I personally don't like to rehearse so much. I really sort of trust my instinct.
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Playing evil is just not interesting. I don't think anyone who does evil stuff thinks they're doing evil stuff. That's the scary part.
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It's quite absurd to act against a smoke creature that is not there.
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My grandparents met each other in amateur theatre. My uncle is an actor.
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I like to play a strong woman, but a strong woman can also be very fragile and vulnerable at the same time.
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I come from Holland, and there's a lot of nudity in film there.
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I pick up on other people's discomfort.
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The khaleesi seems the most fair.
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I'm cold in summer. I'm the coldest person ever! It's very ironic I'm never cold in the scripts. Every time I'm shooting, if you don't see a part of me, there are hot water bottles there.
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I have a very musical family from my Scottish roots.
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I think it's cool people love to hate me.
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I don't believe you can get into somebody's character but more that somebody comes in you. You just use yourself. In everything I play, I feel like it is me. I just say different things on different times and look different.
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I tend to really duck down and make myself smaller than I already am.
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Whenever you have to do a photo shoot with a woman, there is this weird competition. They need to prove something. They need to play games - maybe unconsciously - but women are so sensitive, and people call me more masculine sometimes.
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On my own, I have very bad posture; I'm clunky.
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I think I'm a very intuitive actress.
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It's great to play somebody's wife, but not all the time. There's so many other stories to tell.