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" What's exciting about theatre is observing human behaviour. You're constantly making judgments about body language, the physical, the emotional, the intellectual. "

Hattie Morahan

You

Language

Body

" I am fascinated by people's flaws and delusions: all the messy bits of human nature we all try to pretend we don't have. "

" I'm just interested in things that move me and make me think, make me laugh. "

Hattie Morahan

Laugh

Make Me Laugh

" I would definitely say I'm a feminist. To me, it just means being attentive and mindful. It's about equality and equal treatment. It feels like a gut instinct. "

" Because I didn't go to drama school, I didn't start in the business with any toolbox apart from enthusiasm and instinct. I'd throw everything at a part and sometimes realise that I had hit my limits. "

" Throughout my life, I've known that if I change my hair, if I change my look, people I know will blank me in the street. "

Hattie Morahan

My Life

People

" I've obviously got one of those faces that people can forget. "

" I suppose one of the things that interest me about acting is unpicking what makes people tick and why they do what they do and what it means to be human. "

" For a long time, I did feel aware that I wasn't pretty or bubbly enough. Nor was I sexy-looking. "

" I love the virtuosity and imaginative chutzpah of 'Da Vinci's Demons,' and not just because my boyfriend is in it! "

" It's true: theatre has been part of my life for as long as I can remember. I always liked everything about it. As a child, I used to get so excited about performing, I'd get the giggles. "

" I've had so many experiences where everyone is very polite about each other's working process, which can lead to work where everyone seems to be in different plays. "

" Cate Blanchett and Eileen Atkins are definitely among my top five actresses whose work I aspire to. "

" There's a pressure to conform to particular images, and it feels a pretty exclusive pool of body image or facial image that is considered appealing. And in a way, that feels like pre-judging what an audience might actually want. "

" I heard David Sedaris read live recently which was a complete delight. Few writers make me laugh out loud on the bus. He does. "

Hattie Morahan

Live

Out

" I became hooked on 'In Treatment,' which was so finely written and performed. Such a simple idea, and yet it delved into very complex territory with real grace and humanity. "

" I'm sure my mum was a huge influence on my wanting to be an actress: just seeing her doing it, seeing her love it, caring about it. Invest in something, take it seriously and be so wonderful. "

" I am always really buzzed after each performance, and at around one in the morning, I'll hit a brick wall and need to sleep. "

" Acting on stage is a living organism you can never pin down, and I believe the audience feeds off that, too. "