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" That is definitely something that I feel more comfortable with now. When I did 'Lord of the Rings,' it was something I wasn't quite prepared for, I didn't know how to deal with that sort of attention, and I kind of shied away from that, but I'm better at dealing with that now - a lot better. "

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" Some scripts you read and say, 'I've just got to do this' and you find a way of making it work. Some things you turn down because of the impact on family. "

Miranda Otto

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" I find, in film, we're always making things and having these intense friendships and then losing track of people. When I first start a job, I'm quite nervous, and it takes me a while to find my place, and then it feels like I'm just really loving it and feeling great, and it's all over. "

" The detective genre is not easy because you've got to get to a conclusion that is unexpected. "

" In the past, I was always drawn to really quirky, idiosyncratic characters. "

" I hate being pigeon-holed into anything. To me, the best thing is when the next job comes and is completely different to the one that I just had. "

" England is very interested as well, and other countries if I could speak the languages! "

" It is hard sometimes to see how other actors are working when you are working with them. "

" I think you go through a period as a teenager of being quite cool and unaffected by things. "

" In Australia, it's people from Asian countries who most often recognise me. There are often people just looking at me at the supermarket, like they're shocked to think I would go to the supermarket. "

Miranda Otto

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" I think, with TV, you create kind of a family to work with. "

" Generally, with films, what tends to happen is that a few people get a lot of momentum out of it, and a lot of people don't. "

" I got into medicine at university, then deferred a year to see. Then I started acting and just never went back to university. "

" 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. "

" I was cast in a film toward the end of high school. Even then, I wasn't sure. "

" I really like research. "

Miranda Otto

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" Alison Carr on 'Homeland.' She was such great character to play, so clever and full of surprises. I was sad to see her go. "

" I haven't found the experience of being hot very great. It usually means you are about to be overexposed. I would rather be respected. "

" Usually, I end up looking for something completely different to who I last played. But there is just a spark that's lit when I read a script or character I want to play. "

" There are some great women's roles in television... so much more interesting than what I was reading in film scripts. "

" I think most big stars do have just a certain amount of mystery; you don't know everything. "

" I love the Russians for their verve, their melancholia, their vivacity, their unpredictability, and their humour. "

" Acting is bluffing, pretending to be something. "

" Acting is a freelance career... you never stop having to prove yourself and fight for work. "

" Premieres are pretty fun, but probably the most fun was when I went to see 'The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King,' and I'd just flown in from Africa, and I hadn't even seen the movie yet. So, the first time I saw it was at the premiere. It was really fun. "

" I just feel like TV takes more risks than film. Film has gotten very safe: it's very compartmentalized about what type of things will be successful. And whereas in TV, since all these new platforms opened, they're saying to writers, go out there, write the most different show that you can write. Write something that's really original and different. "

" 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. "

" The guys on the stunt team are really fantastic. It's really funny, because for all the aggression they have to display on screen, they're actually really happy, good- natured people. "

" 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. "

" I grew up seeing a lot of theatre, and it was theatre that really seduced me into acting - not film or television. "

Miranda Otto

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" I've made my peace with being in the spotlight, definitely. "