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" Seriously, I don't think there's any right way to do anything apart from if you're just being you; then it's a sincere situation. "
Imogen Poots
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" It is a difficult one, as you get scripts where women are just objects. "
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" If I'm really honest, I'm not a huge fan of scary films. "
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" I was about 14 when I started with a theater group; it was like a stage group on the weekends alongside school. And it was run by a group of guys who'd been to drama school themselves in London. So they introduced us to techniques that they'd learn about, and they kind of informed us about improvisation and screenwriting and all of that stuff. "
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" If a role has been too one-dimensional, I have turned it down. "
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" I love my real mom and dad; I love them both equally. "
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" I don't think anything's ever simple. Everyone's just trying to understand each other, and whether that's because you're in a relationship or because you're meeting their friends or because their meeting your brother or whatever it is, nothing like that is ever smooth running. "
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" There is more for women in terms of character roles now. Judi Dench and Maggie Smith have constantly changed over the years and challenged themselves with different roles. That's impressive. "
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" Unfortunately, Poots is the name that I've been graced with for my life, but it's not short for anything - apart from Imogen Poots. "
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" I love art, but not in a cliched, luvvie way. "
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" You collect people to take with you. Some people change, other people don't... it's wonderful because I've met some incredible friends. "
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" You can tell when someone is putting on a role. If someone really believes in what they're saying, it's quite hard to find cracks. "
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" There's a lot of interviews now where nobody seems to talk about anything. Like it's illegal. But it can be fun if you stay involved. Like most conversations. "
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" With 'That Awkward Moment', you could argue I'm just playing the girlfriend of Zac Efron, but the director was such a creative force and let me make her my own. I loved being part of something that felt so relevant and fresh. "
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" San Francisco, coolest place ever. "
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" I can scare myself like a pro. "
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" I find the aristocratic parts of London so unattractive and angular; the architecture is so white and gated. But in New York, it's different - even uptown it's really grand, and there's no real segregation there. It's all mixed up. "
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" I was very aware of Jeff Buckley. My brother actually bought me The Mamas And The Papas and Jeff Buckley for my birthday when I was in my early teens. "
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" You have to think about what you want to do. There is nothing to say that you should study from the age of 20 to 23. I learnt more on a film set at 17 than in the classroom. "
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" The business is so international now; you'll be working on an American film, and you'll start chatting to someone, and it's like: 'Oh, you're English, too.' "
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" I'm lucky in that I have close friends and family and my agent to advise me. "
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" I don't think I've ever met any single person who has been vulgar. But you know, you learn along the way that some people are going to be very generous, and other people... It's just not innate within them. Sometimes I think you just have to decide if you're going to stand up and get on with it or if you're going to be crushed and threatened. "
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" My dad moved to London in his early 20s and didn't really go back. So the irony is I've spent lots and lots of time in Ireland, but not with my dad. I've shot films in Belfast, where he's from. And I've shot in Dun Laoghaire. Which is great. And I've shot in Dublin. "
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" I love America a lot. I really do. "
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