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" It's a little daunting coming on to work with actors that you respect so much. "
Miranda Otto
You
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" 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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Special
Sense Of Humor
" 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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" 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. "
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Easy
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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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People
Funny
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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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Working
Lunch
Me
" I've been on shows where they're just setting it up, and they're trying to find the tone of the writing and performance. That's always a really chaotic period on shows. "
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Performance
Trying
Find
" I think 'Rake' was a very clever crossover, actually, because it does lend itself to the city of L.A. "
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Think
Clever
I Think
" 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 love the Russians for their verve, their melancholia, their vivacity, their unpredictability, and their humour. "
Miranda Otto
Humour
Unpredictability
Russians
" Yes, I like doing TV. I like the idea of going to work with the same people. "
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Same
Doing
Like
" It's good to see a man who isn't afraid to live out his masculinity. "
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Out
Good
See
" I was researching my family tree, and I was deeply hoping I was going to turn out to be Eastern European, but I'm not. "
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Going
Family
Turn
" I'd always had a big thing for the '60s. "
Miranda Otto
Had
Big Thing
Big
" There are so many things from movies that are remembered, that are just looks on people's faces or incredible vistas or beautiful pictures. That is a very important part of cinema. "
Miranda Otto
Beautiful
People
Cinema
" I really enjoy playing intelligent characters. I'm more interested in that than just emotional kind of Mum characters. "
Miranda Otto
Intelligent
Kind
Emotional
" 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. "
Miranda Otto
Get Together
Know
Together
" 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
" I think that's the kind of women that people are interested in. They're interested in strong women characters who are stronger than the male characters sometimes, in some ways. That's what's interesting and attractive about women. "
Miranda Otto
Stronger
Think
Women
" 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. "
Miranda Otto
Why
Back
Like
" As your career goes on, you get to flex your brain a little more and play characters that are stronger and more intelligent. "
Miranda Otto
Play
More
You
" I really like research. "
Miranda Otto
Really
Research
Like
" There are so many successful women working in intelligence, but it's still seen as a male-dominated world. "
Miranda Otto
World
Women
Successful
" I guess I find it easy to play uptight characters. "
Miranda Otto
Guess
Characters
Play
" When I was younger, people would always say, 'Are you a ballet dancer?' I had that look - one of those skinny kids with my hair in a bun. "
Miranda Otto
Hair
People
Say
" In everything I do, I like to set the idea for girls that they can do anything. I was really moved by Hillary Clinton's speech when she lost the election - she didn't want young girls to feel like it wasn't possible and wanted them to know a female president will eventually happen. That's important. "
Miranda Otto
Know
Important
Election
" It is hard sometimes to see how other actors are working when you are working with them. "
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How
Hard
See
" 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
" I always feel this huge responsibility to the script when it arrives, keeping it confidential. "
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Responsibility
Always
Script
" It's so great to come in and do something where you know how strong the format of the show is and you're working with writers and directors who worked on the original show. It feels like you're going into a well-run ship already. Then it's just a matter of creating these new characters. "
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Strong
Ship
Know
" 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! "
Miranda Otto
Sides
Back
Everything