quotes
in her own words
"things gets easier as you get older"
"I sometimes do worry that actors are people's role models, you know. And doctors and teacthers
and people doing really important things just get paid nothing. And they put us on the cover of
magazines. They should be our heroues. I find it all a bit dubious"
(well said!)
"I'm bored of playing clever girls. I wouldn't mind playing a couple of bimbos."
"To make your face sad, you just feel sad and then your face becomes sad.
I don't even have to think about a sad thing. I can feel sad in a second."
.
"There's nothing I would do if I didn't act.' I've only ever wanted to make films
and now I am. So, right now, I'm sorry to say,
I'm very satisfied. It's gross, isn't it?"
.
 "I'm quite fumbly. She was actually incredibly close to home in lots of ways"
- about "Evelyn" in The Mummy -
.
"I'm slightly unsure as to what my goal is. I just keep doing jobs.
Maybe it will decide itself?"
.
"The celebrity thing... I don't want to sound as if I absolutely don't
want it because that's not true. If you're in the entertainment
 business, you have to be honest : there's something alluring
about it..."
.
"Camels - ugh, they're horrible, really horrible.
They smell, they really hate people, they're foul,
they have terrible breath and they scream really loudly when you
make them go"
.
"I thought it was an awful film"
- about Chain Reaction, wich she had the leading role in :) -
.
"Theatre is going back to basics, going back to the core of your
heart and technique. There's a lot to be precious about the
theatre because it is a very magical feeling to be on the stage."
.
"It's hard to stay grounded. It's so fucked up with all these stick thin people"
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"There's nothing I would do if I didn't act.' I've only ever wanted to make films
and now I am. So, right now, I'm sorry to say, I'm very satisfied. It's gross, isn't it?"
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"I told my parents I wanted to act. They said 'get a degree first'. and I did. I'm a good girl"
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"I find hollywood really toxic"
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"I love rock music!"
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" I honestly don't think about celebrity. I think of acting as some sort of vocation - which I know sounds
pretentious - and I'm quite surprised I'm even getting paid for enjoying myself."
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"Brendan [Fraser, her co-star in 'the mummy'] is quite mysterious. He's very gentle for a big action man and almost courtly in his manners. He allways speaks softly. He's like someone from another age - he's not quite modern. Having worked with him on two
films, I just can't imagine him ever falling out with anybody."
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"I go along, do my best,
and realize that I can't do anything about what people think."
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"I have no empathy for camels. I didn't care for being abused in the middle east by these horrible, horrible creatures. They don't like people"
.
" It's a cliché when female actors say they can't find
strong roles, but it is very hard to find challenging roles that are different and difficult"
.
"They're very harsh critics and they've often said to me: 'That was shit, you were crap,'
but this is the first time [after he saw 'Amy Foster'] my father said to me: 'I think one day you'll be a good actress.'"
-about her parents
.
" If a man in the street: 'Cheer up love,' or 'Smile, love,' I'm instantly evil. There was one time I
 was in a greengrocer's and he said: 'Cheer up love, it may never happen,' and I turned round and said:
'Actually, my brother just died.' I don't even have a brother! And he just went: 'I am so sorry.'"
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