Carice van Houten Quotes
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I have a love-hate relationship with Twitter. There are moments I feel like 99 percent of the people who write stuff are the sweetest people, and then one crazy guy or girl spoils the whole thing.
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When I started acting, there were parts in English that I thought I just had to try it out and go to another country. I did a film in Ireland. It was my first film abroad.
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My father is a silent cinema freak, so he took me to 1925 silent films that took forever, like 5-hour movies, but I've seen a lot of that stuff since I was young. And then I saw the film 'Annie,' and I just wanted to be Annie; I just wanted to be that orphan kid and wanted to sing and dance.
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I never believe in going to America with my show reel and knocking on every agent's door. I couldn't even do it. I'm way too insecure and too proud.
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American actresses have more problems than I do; I'm lucky to be able to play what I want for a smaller audience, because I have my own country to do that in.
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I'm not at all a hero. I'm a wussy.
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I have some wigs at home just for fun. Throughout my years, my hair has been treated in a not very nice way, so I have to be careful.
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In my own country, I play light comedies and funny parts.
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For a while, I thought that I was only going to be cast in Second World War films.
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Don't get me wrong: I would not say no to an Oscar!
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My mother and my sister are big Jon Snow fans.
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It's not so easy to forgive.
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I'm a singer and working on my second album. I write and produce. There is so much more that satisfies me. So there's not just this one ambition to become an American movie star. Because I will never become an American movie star.
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I don't know how to play evil.
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I'm a workaholic.
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If I go to Hollywood, I will have to start all over again – which is fine and makes me humble.
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Dining with a married couple can be uncomfortable.
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I speak French, German, English, and Dutch, and I can say a few words in Spanish - none of these languages have anything to do with Valyrian.
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I'm completely the opposite of what I play on 'Game of Thrones.'