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" I got into medicine at university, then deferred a year to see. Then I started acting and just never went back to university. "
Miranda Otto
See
Never
Medicine
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" Usually, I end up looking for something completely different to who I last played. But there is just a spark that's lit when I read a script or character I want to play. "
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" I worry about my sides. I worry where everything goes. I worry that I'm going to be the leak. I give all my scripts back! "
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" My parents split up when I was young, and they are still good friends. I think it's often projected that these things have to be so acrimonious. It's so often not the case. "
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" The guys on the stunt team are really fantastic. It's really funny, because for all the aggression they have to display on screen, they're actually really happy, good- natured people. "
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" I think, with TV, you create kind of a family to work with. "
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" You do remember things that people say in movies. You remember particular lines and things that are funny. But, you also remember really strong images. Images have a way of bypassing your brain and hitting you emotionally. "
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" I really enjoy playing intelligent characters. I'm more interested in that than just emotional kind of Mum characters. "
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" Sometimes, as a young woman, you are boxed in more to playing characters that are emotional and vulnerable. "
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" As your career goes on, you get to flex your brain a little more and play characters that are stronger and more intelligent. "
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" I'm so fair that I didn't go in the sun as a child. When all my friends were on the beach, I was going to ballet. The teachers there didn't like you going in the sun, so I never did. "
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" Yes, I like doing TV. I like the idea of going to work with the same people. "
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" Premieres are pretty fun, but probably the most fun was when I went to see 'The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King,' and I'd just flown in from Africa, and I hadn't even seen the movie yet. So, the first time I saw it was at the premiere. It was really fun. "
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" It's good to see a man who isn't afraid to live out his masculinity. "
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" That fascinated me. I used to watch all these operations on TV and thought it would be really cool to do that. "
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Thought
Me
" I was cast in a film toward the end of high school. Even then, I wasn't sure. "
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High
" I love the Russians for their verve, their melancholia, their vivacity, their unpredictability, and their humour. "
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" The whole theatre world deeply attracts me. I love rehearsing and having time to make mistakes and laugh and discover things about yourself and other people - and the energy level is great. "
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" Generally, with films, what tends to happen is that a few people get a lot of momentum out of it, and a lot of people don't. "
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" People often say, 'I thought you were much taller.' So, I don't know. Maybe it's the way I stand or something. "
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Thought
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" I guess I find it easy to play uptight characters. "
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Characters
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" There are some great women's roles in television... so much more interesting than what I was reading in film scripts. "
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" Some scripts you read and say, 'I've just got to do this' and you find a way of making it work. Some things you turn down because of the impact on family. "
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" Acting is a freelance career... you never stop having to prove yourself and fight for work. "
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" I ask myself, 'What is the value of acting and the attention that actors get? And yet there are so many people in the world doing incredible things for mankind, and they don't get much attention.' I do question about that, but I don't think I would've been a great doctor. I think I would've been a good surgeon. That fascinated me. "
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" There's such big pressure on people who are incredibly famous, on those who have people sitting outside their front door and taking photos every time they move. "
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" I love buildings that aren't purpose-built. "
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" QVB have a long history of supporting Australian talent. "
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" The detective genre is not easy because you've got to get to a conclusion that is unexpected. "
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" I have been really lucky to play roles younger than myself for most of my career. "
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" Acting is bluffing, pretending to be something. "
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