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" The detective genre is not easy because you've got to get to a conclusion that is unexpected. "
Miranda Otto
Unexpected
You
Got
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" QVB have a long history of supporting Australian talent. "
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Long
History
Australian
" It's so great to come in and do something where you know how strong the format of the show is and you're working with writers and directors who worked on the original show. It feels like you're going into a well-run ship already. Then it's just a matter of creating these new characters. "
Miranda Otto
Strong
Ship
Know
" Around the time of 'The Lord of the Rings,' it was a shock to me just how big it is to be on that kind of media juggernaut. It was a big thing and the scrutiny was shocking. "
Miranda Otto
Time
Lord
Big
" Alison Carr on 'Homeland.' She was such great character to play, so clever and full of surprises. I was sad to see her go. "
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Great
She
Sad
" I really like research. "
Miranda Otto
Really
Research
Like
" Everyone says you should get a photo taken of yourself while you're pregnant. I've got a film. It'll be nice for my daughter, too, to look at one day. She was in it. "
Miranda Otto
Daughter
Yourself
You
" It's good to see a man who isn't afraid to live out his masculinity. "
Miranda Otto
Out
Good
See
" 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. "
Miranda Otto
Now
Attention
Kind
" If there is a book that the script came from you have to read it, you have to see what you can get out of it: mood, back story and things that may not even be in the film. They kick off your imagination and broaden the character, I think. "
Miranda Otto
You
Character
Book
" I was cast in a film toward the end of high school. Even then, I wasn't sure. "
Miranda Otto
End
Film
High
" 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. "
Miranda Otto
Beautiful
People
Cinema
" There are some great women's roles in television... so much more interesting than what I was reading in film scripts. "
Miranda Otto
Women
Interesting
Great
" I think you go through a period as a teenager of being quite cool and unaffected by things. "
Miranda Otto
Cool
You
Think
" 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
Me
People
Looking
" In the past, I was always drawn to really quirky, idiosyncratic characters. "
Miranda Otto
Quirky
In The Past
Past
" It's a little daunting coming on to work with actors that you respect so much. "
Miranda Otto
You
Respect
Work
" I tend to not think about the kind of movie things I want to be doing, because I've worked in all sorts of different places, and I've spent all sorts of time in England, and I'd still do things in Australia and in America. "
Miranda Otto
Time
America
Australia
" 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. "
Miranda Otto
Job
Anything
Different
" 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. "
Miranda Otto
Team
Good
Happy
" You do remember things that people say in movies. You remember particular lines and things that are funny. But, you also remember really strong images. Images have a way of bypassing your brain and hitting you emotionally. "
Miranda Otto
People
Funny
Remember
" I've been on shows where they're just setting it up, and they're trying to find the tone of the writing and performance. That's always a really chaotic period on shows. "
Miranda Otto
Performance
Trying
Find
" Any time you have intimacy with someone, there is something between them. "
Miranda Otto
Something
Someone
You
" 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. "
Miranda Otto
Hair
People
Say
" 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. "
Miranda Otto
Lot
Out
Get
" 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. "
Miranda Otto
Start
Job
Losing
" My parents split up when I was young, and they are still good friends. I think it's often projected that these things have to be so acrimonious. It's so often not the case. "
Miranda Otto
Think
Parents
Good
" I always feel this huge responsibility to the script when it arrives, keeping it confidential. "
Miranda Otto
Responsibility
Always
Script
" I was researching my family tree, and I was deeply hoping I was going to turn out to be Eastern European, but I'm not. "
Miranda Otto
Going
Family
Turn
" Sadly, my German is almost non-existent, although I did a little at school. "
Miranda Otto
German
Did
Almost
" I have plenty to look forward to, I'm sure. "
Miranda Otto
Forward
Look
Plenty