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" I like working intensely, then going away and thinking about it, working out why it didn't work and then coming back to it. It makes the work richer, I think. "

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" That is definitely something that I feel more comfortable with now. When I did 'Lord of the Rings,' it was something I wasn't quite prepared for, I didn't know how to deal with that sort of attention, and I kind of shied away from that, but I'm better at dealing with that now - a lot better. "

Miranda Otto

Now

Attention

Kind

" It could be a stupid thing to say, but people should realize that it is easy to get concerned about yourself and to lose contact. "

" There's a film I did years ago, 'Love Serenade,' that I still really love. It's such an oddball sense of humor. It was a really special film for me when I did it. "

" There are some great women's roles in television... so much more interesting than what I was reading in film scripts. "

" It is hard sometimes to see how other actors are working when you are working with them. "

" Acting is bluffing, pretending to be something. "

" People often say, 'I thought you were much taller.' So, I don't know. Maybe it's the way I stand or something. "

" It's a little daunting coming on to work with actors that you respect so much. "

" I grew up seeing a lot of theatre, and it was theatre that really seduced me into acting - not film or television. "

Miranda Otto

Acting

Seeing

" QVB have a long history of supporting Australian talent. "

" 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. "

" In Australia, it's people from Asian countries who most often recognise me. There are often people just looking at me at the supermarket, like they're shocked to think I would go to the supermarket. "

Miranda Otto

People

Looking

" I love the Russians for their verve, their melancholia, their vivacity, their unpredictability, and their humour. "

" I just feel like TV takes more risks than film. Film has gotten very safe: it's very compartmentalized about what type of things will be successful. And whereas in TV, since all these new platforms opened, they're saying to writers, go out there, write the most different show that you can write. Write something that's really original and different. "

" I'd always had a big thing for the '60s. "

" I think film likes me better than the theatre does for some reason. "

Miranda Otto

Theatre

Think

" I hate being pigeon-holed into anything. To me, the best thing is when the next job comes and is completely different to the one that I just had. "

" Acting is a freelance career... you never stop having to prove yourself and fight for work. "

" I tend to not think about the kind of movie things I want to be doing, because I've worked in all sorts of different places, and I've spent all sorts of time in England, and I'd still do things in Australia and in America. "

" It's good to see a man who isn't afraid to live out his masculinity. "

" I really enjoy playing intelligent characters. I'm more interested in that than just emotional kind of Mum characters. "

" 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. "

" I haven't found the experience of being hot very great. It usually means you are about to be overexposed. I would rather be respected. "

" Sitting down for the actor read when you first get together, it's like the Last Supper because you don't know who will be there for the next read. "

" If there is a book that the script came from you have to read it, you have to see what you can get out of it: mood, back story and things that may not even be in the film. They kick off your imagination and broaden the character, I think. "

" Writers would hate me saying this, and I love words, but I have to say that cinema exists, on one level, for the power of the big image and what that image does. "

" I find, in film, we're always making things and having these intense friendships and then losing track of people. When I first start a job, I'm quite nervous, and it takes me a while to find my place, and then it feels like I'm just really loving it and feeling great, and it's all over. "

" It's a career that's enticing because you go on stage, for example, and people clap. You get that affirmation, but you can't go into acting for that because it's really your own self-belief that's going to get you through. "

" Sometimes, as a young woman, you are boxed in more to playing characters that are emotional and vulnerable. "

" 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. "