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" Sometimes it irks when people come up in the street and say, 'Oh I'm a huge James Bond fan' - when you obviously want them to be a fan of your work in particular. "

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" And I like the look on people's faces when I say I'm doing this movie called Pride and Prejudice and they kind of smile, and then I say I'm in a movie called Doom and they kind of do a double take and try and put the two things together. And they never quite manage to. "

Rosamund Pike

Smile

Together

Look

" I think I needed rather than wanted to be an actor. There is not another way to put it. "

" Anger is not an accepted thing for women. And, you know, I do get angry. I feel it's a very honest emotion. "

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

Rosamund Pike

Entertainment

Industry

" 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. "

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

" Especially in Britain, people want to limit you. "

" 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

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

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

" 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. "

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

" You can get things out of acting with someone a second time around that you don't necessarily get the first time because you're more familiar, more comfortable. "

" I've been doing Pride and Prejudice all summer, so suddenly the chance to be holed up with a bunch of marines is quite attractive, and probably a necessary dose of male energy. "

Rosamund Pike

Summer

Energy

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

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

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

" 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. "

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

" You just never know who's going to have chemistry. You can put two of the sexiest people in the world together, and they could be completely flat. "

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

" 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. "

" I look my best when I'm totally free, on holiday, walking on the beach. "

" 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. "

" Acting is about communicating what it is like to be human: the pain, the laughs, the misery, the joy. I suppose I am searching to have it all. "

" 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.' "