“I think, you know, as an actor we get these terribly sort of pretentious ideas in our heads. We try to take everything very seriously at first, you know, until we lighten up, we get onboard, and have a laugh.” ThinkingKnowsTryingFirstsIdeasActorsLaughingPretentiousHave A Laugh Author:Rosamund Pike
“I always think that the people who have the hardest time in the spotlight are the people who have unearned fame, like the girlfriends of people who are famous or people who become figures of attention, not through their own merit.” PeopleThinkingAttentionFiguresFameHardestMeritGirlfriendSpotlightHardest Times Author:Rosamund Pike
“We, Brits, need to be sort of loosened up. And there's some transfer overseas, I think the more American fare that comes to the U.K., the more cross-fertilization there is that's perhaps changing.” ThinkingNeedsCrossesTransfersBritsFertilization Author:Rosamund Pike
“I don't think RADA wanted me, actually. When I was at Oxford I had a boyfriend at Central [School of Speech and Drama] and it looked like the most fantastic life, but I think not going makes you more free. Nothing can teach you what it's like to work on a film set, and the best education there can be for an actor is to walk up the street and observe human nature.” ThinkingHumansWantedSchoolFilmActorsWalksTeachStreetsHuman NatureDramaSpeechFantasticOxfordFilm SetBest EducationFantastic Life Author:Rosamund Pike
“I think it's OK to play to your strengths, and if I have a quality of Englishness that people like, I won't hide that. I'm probably not going to play a junkie and that's OK because there are other people who will do it better. A view that's been held for a long time is that the best way to prove oneself as an actor is to play the grittiest roles out there. I don't agree with that.” PeopleIfsThinkingWayLongPlayActorsViewsQualityRolesProveLong TimeAgreeOneselfBest WayJunkie Author:Rosamund Pike
“I think actors have to have clear goals in term of fitness, I think it is very important. I did yoga very seriously and I think that is a wonderful exercise. I take tennis lessons, and I swim a lot.” ThinkingImportantActorsGoalTermClearWonderfulExerciseLessonsYogaTennisSwimClear Goals Author:Rosamund Pike
“I think every physical program has to come from good nutrition.” ThinkingProgramNutritionGood Nutrition Author:Rosamund Pike
“I just want my child to have security and being looked after by me, by my other half, by my mother and by a nanny. We all share that responsibility equally and I think he is a very well-adjusted little boy.” ThinkingWantWellsChildrenLittlesMotherHalfResponsibilityBoysShareSecurityMy ChildrenLittle BoysOther HalfNannies Author:Rosamund Pike
“If I see any sort of injustice, I can fight like a dog. I'm not frightened to be outspoken and I can get very angry. I think expressing anger is not something that's considered very feminine... or British! If I saw someone slandered in the press... libel is something I really loathe. So, I probably would speak out about that, whether it was about myself or someone else.” ThinkingFightingSpeakDogInjusticeFeminine Author:Rosamund Pike
“You want to make entertainment sometimes, and sometimes you want to make art, because I think the way we understand ourselves as human beings is through art, and the way we process emotions - I know I do - is through recognizing experiences on screen, or in novels, or in paintings.” ThinkingArtSometimesEmotionNovelPaintingArt Is Author:Rosamund Pike
