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" 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. "

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" There was a time during 'Gone Girl' that I'd come home, and I'd say, 'I get to be every part of being a woman in this role.' For me, I feel it much more as a springboard for the work I'm going to take on thereafter. "

Rosamund Pike

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

Rosamund Pike

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" 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. "

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

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

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

" I didn't know where film came from when I was under 10. I just thought I'd be a stage actress. I always knew money would be tough, but that never frightened me. "

Rosamund Pike

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" I just hope and pray that I never get threatened by younger actresses coming up behind me. I hope I won't, but you never know what's going to hit you. "

" I have worked with three female first assistant directors - on 'Hostiles,' 'Gone Girl,' and a short film, 'The Human Voice,' and they have all been exceptional. "

" 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. "

" 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 remember times of anxiety, ups and downs, and times of unexpected windfalls. But my parents loved what they did. And because their work was also their hobby, it taught me that work could be fulfilling. "

Rosamund Pike

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

" I'm kind of desperately looking for those things that will... you know, sort of show my wilder side, in a way, my much more irreverent, badly behaved side. "

" 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. "

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

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

" You can certainly keep a low public profile if you want to. "

" There are certainly contemporaries that I admire, like Emily Blunt. I think she is amazing. "

" In the original computer game of Doom, you not only have to kill things. You have to pulverise them. "

" I've been on stage plenty of times, and one of the things about being a stage actress is you have a 3-month run to revisit the story nightly and play it again. "

" 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. "

" I find I clash sometimes with people who like to plan things and book you in for lunch. I'd rather someone call me up, say: 'Are you free tonight and d'you wanna go to the roller-disco? Or play pool?' "

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

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

" When the eyes are on you for the first time, you can't believe that people aren't criticising you. "

" Success is freedom - scripts coming your way and getting to choose the stories you want to tell. "

" If someone makes you feel wrong-footed, you're unlikely to find them witty. "

" I think I'll be flavor of the month when I'm in my fifties. "