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" There are some great women's roles in television... so much more interesting than what I was reading in film scripts. "
Miranda Otto
Women
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Great
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" I grew up seeing a lot of theatre, and it was theatre that really seduced me into acting - not film or television. "
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" In the past, I was always drawn to really quirky, idiosyncratic characters. "
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" Every director is completely different. "
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" I was cast in a film toward the end of high school. Even then, I wasn't sure. "
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" I think, with TV, you create kind of a family to work with. "
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" In everything I do, I like to set the idea for girls that they can do anything. I was really moved by Hillary Clinton's speech when she lost the election - she didn't want young girls to feel like it wasn't possible and wanted them to know a female president will eventually happen. That's important. "
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Election
" I think that's the kind of women that people are interested in. They're interested in strong women characters who are stronger than the male characters sometimes, in some ways. That's what's interesting and attractive about women. "
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" There's a film I did years ago, 'Love Serenade,' that I still really love. It's such an oddball sense of humor. It was a really special film for me when I did it. "
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" 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. "
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Looking
Play
Spark
" 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. "
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Performance
Trying
Find
" 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. "
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Think
Parents
Good
" 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. "
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" Sadly, my German is almost non-existent, although I did a little at school. "
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German
Did
Almost
" Soho House is normally a private-members club, but the Berlin one has a hotel open to the public. Many beautiful rooms in a cool location, and who knows who you'll run into in the lobby! "
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Run
Hotel
Cool
" I guess I find it easy to play uptight characters. "
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Characters
Play
" 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. "
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Hair
People
Say
" I've made my peace with being in the spotlight, definitely. "
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Made
Being
" I think you go through a period as a teenager of being quite cool and unaffected by things. "
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You
Think
" The detective genre is not easy because you've got to get to a conclusion that is unexpected. "
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Unexpected
You
Got
" 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. "
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Time
Lord
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" I got into medicine at university, then deferred a year to see. Then I started acting and just never went back to university. "
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" 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. "
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" I love the Russians for their verve, their melancholia, their vivacity, their unpredictability, and their humour. "
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" 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. "
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" It's a little daunting coming on to work with actors that you respect so much. "
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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. "
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She
Sad
" I really enjoy playing intelligent characters. I'm more interested in that than just emotional kind of Mum characters. "
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Kind
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" 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. "
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See
First Time
Africa
" I ask myself, 'What is the value of acting and the attention that actors get? And yet there are so many people in the world doing incredible things for mankind, and they don't get much attention.' I do question about that, but I don't think I would've been a great doctor. I think I would've been a good surgeon. That fascinated me. "
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