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" 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. "
Miranda Otto
People
Easy
Yourself
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" 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. "
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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'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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" Acting is bluffing, pretending to be something. "
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" 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. "
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" QVB have a long history of supporting Australian talent. "
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" When I was working on 'Homeland,' there was a consultant who helped me a lot... I went to Washington and met with my consultant there, and he actually organised a lunch with several people from the Intelligence Committee. "
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" You are being hit with tabloid-journalism bi-lines of what you are doing because you have suddenly become a star. "
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" 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. "
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" It's a little daunting coming on to work with actors that you respect so much. "
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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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Love
Great
" Around the time of 'The Lord of the Rings,' it was a shock to me just how big it is to be on that kind of media juggernaut. It was a big thing and the scrutiny was shocking. "
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Time
Lord
Big
" 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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Looking
Play
Spark
" I've made my peace with being in the spotlight, definitely. "
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Spotlight
Made
Being
" 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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Lot
Out
Get
" 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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Famous
Pressure
People
" I always feel this huge responsibility to the script when it arrives, keeping it confidential. "
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Responsibility
Always
Script
" I love the Russians for their verve, their melancholia, their vivacity, their unpredictability, and their humour. "
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" 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. "
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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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Team
Good
Happy
" 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. "
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Love
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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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Think
Parents
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" I have plenty to look forward to, I'm sure. "
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" I enjoyed playing someone who is a professional, intelligent, defined by her work and not her role as a wife or mother. "
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" I really like research. "
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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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" I really enjoy playing intelligent characters. I'm more interested in that than just emotional kind of Mum characters. "
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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 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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