“I knew she was a party girl. The book I liked most on her was called [princess] Margaret: A Life of Contrasts and getting to know her, it was how conflicted her position and her internal life - or self - was. She is so fiercely royal and so fiercely "sister of the queen" or "daughter of the king" because that is her identity and it's all she's ever known. And at the same time she is struggling to push the boundaries and to break away from it, to be different or to modernize the monarchy, to turn it on its head.” KnowsBookDifferentSelfTurnsGirlPartyKnownBreakStruggleIdentityPositionKingsDaughterBoundariesQueensInternalsPrincessContrastRoyalMonarchyParty Girl Author:Vanessa Kirby
“That external struggle mirrors the struggle of this life force of energy that [princess Margaret] was.” EnergyForceStruggleMirrorsThis LifePrincess Author:Vanessa Kirby
“[Princess Margaret] was loud, an extrovert, an exhibitionist, loved fashion, loved color, loved music, loved drama, loved the theater, wanted to be a ballerina or actress, was always the little one putting on the school plays, and [princess] Elizabeth reluctantly did it and got stage fright.” LittlesPlayWantedSchoolStageFashionColorDramaTheaterActressesLoudPrincessFrightBallerinaExtrovertsStage FrightSchool PlaysExhibitionist Author:Vanessa Kirby
“[Princess Margaret] was always trying to radicalize things.” TryingPrincessAlways Trying Author:Vanessa Kirby
“At the same time, [princess Margaret] had a fragility and an insecurity in who she was and her position, because her sister had always got the education ever since David [Edward VIII] abdicated.” PositionInsecurityPrincessFragility Author:Vanessa Kirby
“It's this amazing combination to play, really, of somebody who's actually very fragile and hasn't really grown up properly yet - at least in a healthy environment - and has suffered immense loss with her dad - like that line where she says, [in the words of her father [King George VI], "Yes, 'Elizabeth is my pride but Margaret's my joy." She holds onto it!” PlayJoyFatherLinesLossEnvironmentPrideKingsDadHealthyCombinationFragileImmenseHealthy Environment Author:Vanessa Kirby
“My dad is a big extrovert - he's a doctor - but he always loved [William] Shakespeare and he took us to tons of theater.” BigsDadDoctorsTheaterMy DadExtroverts Author:Vanessa Kirby
“I still get stage fright horribly. I still get nervous. I do tend to find when you're playing characters, often - just for the time you're playing them - there are sides of your personality that get stronger because you draw on them more.” StillsCharacterSidesStagePersonalityDrawsStrongerNervousFrightStage Fright Author:Vanessa Kirby
“I started to really enjoy the fact that [princess] Margaret was an exhibitionist. Even on a day-to-day basis, Margaret's costumes were always so much more dramatic and bold than Elizabeth's were.” FactsEnjoyBasesDramaticPrincessDay To DayCostumesExhibitionist Author:Vanessa Kirby
“I really enjoyed stepping into that side of [princess Margaret] and being silly and naughty and fun.” FunSidesSillyEnjoyedPrincessNaughtyBeing Silly Author:Vanessa Kirby