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" It's not easy casting the men. You have to go gingerly, but you have to approach the right man at the right time because men don't want to play second fiddle to a woman. That's the truth. "

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" I grew up without any security - I obviously had lots of security because I have two parents who had a good marriage and stayed together, and we had a creative household full of ideas, but there was never any financial security. So I knew I could have a good life without that. "

Rosamund Pike

Life

Parents

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" One goes on with the blithe belief that who you really are is transparent to everybody. Then you realise, with some horror, that in fact it's not. So all you can do is keep muddying the waters a bit. "

" The job of an actor is the same in all of them, really. I mean, you're just creating a character that you hope people will believe, so it doesn't make that much of a difference really. "

" I certainly relish the chance to play a woman who didn't have to conform in any way ever to expected behavior or desirable behavior or attractive behavior. "

" I do know that the key to anything good is feeling relaxed and free. That's the main thing that you can offer yourself as an actor. "

" When you're about to get married, and then you're not, it's all a big shock. You think, 'Well, okay, so I'm never going to lead a totally conventional life now.' "

" Peter Chelsom and Edgar Wright are totally different directors and worlds apart, but both really accomplished directors who are certain of how they want to make a film. "

" I think, you know, as an actor we get these terribly sort of pretentious ideas in our heads. We try to take everything very seriously at first, you know, until we lighten up, we get onboard, and have a laugh. "

" I would love to play the lead in a big romantic comedy. That's definitely a dream of mine. "

" What I find sexy is when someone's having fun and able to look right back at you. "

" I am drawn to courageous women. "

Rosamund Pike

Drawn

I Am

" Actresses generally aren't allowed to have haircuts, because short hair isn't considered as versatile. "

" I'd really love to live in New York for awhile. That's what I'm hoping to do. "

" I saw a lot of operas from backstage and watched a lot of rehearsals - my parents were singers. "

" I'm not frightened of what people will think an more. Because, you know, when you're a teenager or in your early 20s, you're always frightened of what people will think. "

" I think when you are an only child, parents are more protective and fearful because they've only got one of you. I was not allowed to do a lot of things that, if I'd been, say, number three, I would have. "

" Any actress - goodness, we're lucky to be working. We all know that. There are few parts, a few good ones. "

" Perhaps misguidedly, I always admire the people who are so polished. "

" What's so great about 'Gone Girl' is the conversations it provokes. "

" I long for the day when there are things I feel strongly about politically. "

" Some women can feel under-qualified due to a general lack of confidence whereas, in fact, they are uniquely qualified. "

" People are saying we need more females in our industry and we need more female-driven stories, but that takes the men of bankable star quality to come forward and play supporting roles in those films because, ultimately, that's what the women have always done. "

" When I was about 21, everyone thought I was about 30. "

" I never thought I'd make any money at all doing this business. Film was never even on the cards. "

" I work in the entertainment industry, and I like to be entertained. "

Rosamund Pike

Entertainment

Industry

" The response to Pride has been so overwhelming. I mean, people have really loved it. And it's so rewarding because we had such a fun time making that film, and it was made with so much heart, that it's lovely that people seem to be responding in kind to that. "

" I've got friends who are pyrotechnics who do big fire shows, so I'm really fascinated by that. "

" I can read significance into tiny, tiny things. If I'd met someone 10 years ago and not seen them again, and then I suddenly bumped into them, I'd feel that that was 'meant,' or there's a fate, you know? "

" There are lots and lots of good actors out there, and often it's just luck if what you bring to the table syncs with the director's vision. "

" I'd like people to get a sense of who I am, yet I want to keep my privacy, too. "

Rosamund Pike

I Am

Sense