Talulah Riley Quotes
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My parents used to call me 'The Little Frog,' because whenever they asked how I knew something, I'd say 'read it,' which sounds a bit like a frog croak.
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I've been an actress for years, and I've worked with one female director. Statistically it's less than 7% or 12% - I mean, it's low, not representative. So, hopefully, more women will be given opportunities to direct, or create opportunities to direct themselves.
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Ideally, I would like to play roles in as many classics as possible: 'Rebecca,' 'Hedda Gabler.' I'm fond of a corset.
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I believe in honesty and integrity, having a belief system that you've thought through and then stick to. I believe in being creative and contributing, and I believe in taking a stand against injustice that you encounter in everyday life and not being idle in that respect.
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I'm terribly, horribly shy.
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I didn't intend to be an actress. It was one of many things I was interested in, and it just took off. I was an actress between the ages of 18 and 22, and it was a wonderful, fun thing to do, but it wasn't what I intended long term. I parked acting a long time ago.
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I fantasised about becoming an author and wrote my first book at 18 - an introspective novel set in the 1920s.
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I have a checklist of things I'd like to do in movies. One of them is get possessed. Die on a deathbed with a ghostly pallor - that's on my list.
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I used to ride horses when I was younger. Ponies were my life. I miss being fearless.
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There's a real power in heels and a good dress.
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I have an obsession with mortality. I saw a friend die when I was 18, and I can't get over it.
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The things I wanted to do from a very early age - ie. get married and have children - precluded a lot of guys my own age from wanting to have anything to do with me.
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I was a real daydreamer at school, gazing out of the window and losing myself in imaginary worlds.
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I have an existential crisis every time I walk into a bookshop, knowing that I'm not going to read all the books before I die.