Laura Carmichael Quotes
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I cry at films and TV and even adverts.
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Sometimes we do things that are really awful.
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It's beneficial to play against your type; to be chameleon-like.
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In a way, it's good not to be recognised as much off screen.
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My history teacher was utterly terrifying, but her lessons were very inspiring. She got me interested in people and stories, which then led me to acting.
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I've not sat with my agent going: 'Where is the next hopeless girl I can play?' They just come along.
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You have to have sympathy for and an empathy with a character in order to play them.
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When I emerge from filming I feel slightly out of synch with real life, but it's also a relief.
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I have two sisters, and we are the best of friends.
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I certainly never saw myself as posh.
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In the U.K., there is a sort of obsession with class.
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As actors, you play people who are not yourselves!
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Playing a plainer role means everything is dependent on the credentials of the actor, not the fact that they are as pretty as Julia Roberts. People start to look at their talent rather than their appearance. And playing the ugly part often means less time in the make-up chair, which is a great benefit on set.
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I grew up listening in awe to stories of their wartime adventures. My granny, Joan, was a journalist and wrote amazing letters to my grandpa when he was a prisoner of war, while my nana, Mary, was a Land Girl, then a Wren. They were so independent, resilient and glamorous.
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I don't really get recognised very much.
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There's something about wearing clothes that your great-grandmother might have thought were nice that makes you look older.
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I think as an actor you're used to having to travel, so wherever the work, is you're willing to go.
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There is no way I'd have wanted to live in the Twenties. It was really crap for women.
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I have such a huge girl crush on Beyonce.
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I did all sorts of jobs after drama school - working in a bar, as a teaching assistant. I probably learned as much from them as I did at drama school.
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I think it must be so hard to start your career with everyone going on about how gorgeous you are. To be in that bracket must be so pressurised.
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When I'm in a tricky situation I often think: 'What would Beyonce do?' It helps.
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We all have hierarchies at work - even on set, the runner would never walk up to the director and ask for a cup of coffee.
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I'm not recognised much at all.