“I do a film because I like the story and I want to give life to a character - I don't necessarily have to agree with the director.” WantGivingCharacterStoriesFilmDirectorsAgree Author:Kristin Scott Thomas
“Successful films are very dangerous things.” FilmSuccessfulDangerousDangerous Things Author:Kristin Scott Thomas
“You don't choose a film because it's made by a woman, you choose it because it's good.” MadeFilmYou Choose Author:Kristin Scott Thomas
“I try to make films that I find exciting. It makes me want to get out of bed at five in the morning, have my make-up done and play for the rest of the day.” WantTryingDonePlayFilmMorningFiveBedExciting Author:Kristin Scott Thomas
“People will now go to films with subtitles, you know. They're not afraid of them. It's one of the upsides of text-messaging and e-mail. Maybe the only good thing to come of it.” PeopleKnowsFilmGood ThingsNot AfraidMailSubtitlesText Messaging Author:Kristin Scott Thomas
“I love shooting French films because I don't have to stick with being sophisticated or stuck-up.” FilmSticksStuckShootingSophisticatedStuck Up Author:Kristin Scott Thomas
“I'm not at all fed up with British films, but I am fed up with playing upper-class people.” PeopleFilmClassBritishFedsFed UpUpper ClassBritish Film Author:Kristin Scott Thomas
“Most films seem to be about a man and a women falling in love at some point and once you pass forty-five, it's almost disgusting to fall in love.” MenSeemsFilmFallFiveFalling In LoveFortyDisgusting Author:Kristin Scott Thomas
“I just get so fed up with seeing the same things written about me. If I see the words 'ice queen' attached to me, I feel like banging my head against the wall. There's this perception that I can only be in a film if I have a glass of champagne in my hand and a stately home in the background.” IfsFeelsI CanHomeHandsFilmWrittenSeeingWallPerceptionGlassesBackgroundsIceQueensFedsChampagneFed UpBangingIce Queen Author:Kristin Scott Thomas
“If you make a film about a pig farmer in Wales and you are a huge hit as the pig farmer's wife, the next thing is you'll be asked to do a film about a sheep farmer in Scotland.” IfsFilmNextWifeHugeFarmersSheepPigsScotlandWales Author:Kristin Scott Thomas
“Making films can be absolutely fantastic, but it can also be incredibly dull. You spend the whole day sitting by yourself in your trailer and then you get called to deliver one sentence - then you're told to come back and do it again at 5:30 the following morning.” WholeFilmMorningSittingFollowingSentencesFantasticDullTrailersOne Sentence Author:Kristin Scott Thomas
“The Cannes film festival is about big-budget films but also remarkable films made in different political regimes by film-makers with little resources.” LittlesMadeDifferentBigsFilmPoliticalResourcesBudgetsRemarkableMakersRegimesFestivalsFilm FestivalsCannesCannes Film Festival Author:Kristin Scott Thomas
“'The English Patient' was a huge turning point in my career and my life; it became this huge thing. But the whole Oscar build-up got completely out of control; I spent more time talking about that film than I spent making it!” WholeFilmTalkingCareersHugePatientMore TimeOscarsTurning Points Author:Kristin Scott Thomas
“The problem with being a film actress or a movie star is that people see you so huge that somehow you're visually massive or somehow you're in some removed space, which is a television or wherever. It somehow takes your humanity.” PeopleProblemFilmHumanityActorsStarsSpaceTelevisionHugeActressesMovieMassiveMovie Star Author:Kristin Scott Thomas
“When you make a film, you sign a contract with somebody, and it's not only legally binding but morally binding. You agree to give this man a certain number of weeks of your life, and you just go for it as much as possible. Because, whatever happens, the film is going to come out, so you might as well try very hard to make it a good one.” MenGivingTryingWellsHardMightHappensFilmCertainNumbersWeekAgreeContractsWhatever HappensBinding Author:Kristin Scott Thomas
