Miranda Richardson Quotes
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If I don't believe in a role, I can't pull it off.
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In my industry, everybody wants to know everything about you, and its just dumb. I think the only way of maintaining some of that mystique is by not giving away too much about yourself. It has served me well so far. I never want to feel up for grabs.
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I like the personality of the Belgians. They're deeply eccentric, which is something that comes across in their design - terrific.
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For years, I never knowingly went on a holiday. When I travelled, it was for work. Now I am a huge advocate, particularly to places which have amazing wildlife, such as Antarctica, India and Patagonia.
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And there's no way I'm going to do Dame Edna.
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If somebody says, "Oh, we're going to improvise!," I'm like, Oh, get me out of here.
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My phrase has always been that I am looking for the versatility of theatre in film. I think I have been quite lucky in that so far.
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You cant please all the people all the time.
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I'm not someone who can lie on a beach and do nothing. I am not sure what you are supposed to do, so I get bored. I prefer to have a purpose, such as going to Alaska to see orca whales.
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I like people to be surprised by the turn of events. I don't want things just to be pat and formulaic. If there's some sort of internal combustion in the character or a desire to change the way things are going, that makes for conflict, which is the essence of drama.
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It's the idea that when you say 'actress', people think of an airy, floaty, no-brain person, which of course you can't be if you are an actor. It is an unfortunate word, which is why, for a time, I hung on to 'actor', because it just seemed more workmanlike, you know, like you say 'woman doctor' not 'doctoress'.
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I wouldn't want to go back to my 20s; they were pretty angst-laden times.
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I would rather do many small roles on TV, stage or film than one blockbuster that made me rich but had no acting.
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The writing is the springboard for your intuitive stuff and then you see, maybe a colour of what you want to achieve. Then you bring in the technique you've learnt. But when you're on film, you're not always in control of that. That's what makes me believe in a kind of collective unconscious, a sort of experience you draw on.
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Somebody referred to me as a ringleader, which I wouldn't have classed myself as, but anyway, there you go.
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It sounds ideal, a sort of beach childhood. But it wasn't really. I didn't use the beach very much at all.
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Why did I not stop to have children? I suppose because the opportunity didn't present itself. Yes, many women feel they are not complete without having children, but I have different creative outlets.
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I don't necessarily wait for that massive leading role. I want to keep the juices flowing.
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I've never felt stigmatized in my profession, nor have I allowed myself to. I don't feel either male or female, I feel I am just me, and I should be able to do whatever I like.
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Feminism was a dirty word for a while.
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It makes me feel resilient when you tackle different things.
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You can have a laugh in Los Angeles, or you can weep in Los Angeles, depending on your attitude towards it.
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I carry music in my head, so I don't need more. It drives me nuts that, in hotels or on boats, people seem to think you need music 24 hours a day.
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Insecurity, commonly regarded as a weakness in normal people, is the basic tool of the actor's trade.