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" Writing is definitely something that interests me a lot. "
Rose McIver
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" I've been very lucky with my career and don't feel like I'm being typecast in the same role over and over again. "
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" When I look at jobs, one of the most relevant questions I ask is, 'Is this something I've done before, or is it a chance to experience a new context, tone and relationship?' I also ask if it's a story worth telling and a character with a reason to exist... someone who reflects the human condition. "
Rose McIver
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" There's no use beating yourself up about what you can't change. "
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" I think if I manage to juggle a personal life that I'm really happy with as well, as long as I manage to maintain balance, that's kind of the mark of success to me. "
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" Really, I'm never much of a goal-setter. Whenever I've tried to make big, solid plans, they don't happen. I'm more into whatever the circumstances are that present themselves, making wise decisions around that. "
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Wise
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" My brother was scouted for a commercial when he was three, and it was just because he could speak clearly and was well behaved, basically. I don't think he had any amazing acting ability at that age - although he is actually a great actor. "
Rose McIver
Age
Brother
Great
" There is humor in the darkest of moments - People who I have loved and passed away, and very high stake situations where you can't help but laugh. I think that's very human. "
Rose McIver
Moments
Humor
Laugh
" I'm really fortunate that I am in continuous work and I love what I do. And I think that there's a reason that it keeps happening. So while that keeps happening, I will be thrilled - and feel lucky - to keep doing it. "
Rose McIver
Love
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Doing
" If you're small and can speak clearly and you're a cute kid, that's the craft, really. The whole child actor thing can be dangerous sometimes. Other kids were taking piano lessons; I did ballet and acting. "
Rose McIver
Small
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" The great thing about being an actor in a film is that you're able to start knowing exactly where you're going to finish and really paint something in between. You can work to know the arc you need to build. Whereas in television, it is open-ended, and you're constantly guessing. There are pros and cons to both. "
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Start
You
Great
" Say a piece of pottery is broken, and it's fixed, and they use gold in the adhesive and in the sealant. It becomes more precious than it was before it was broken in the first place. "
Rose McIver
Place
Gold
Broken
" I'll use mascara because I need a little help with my blonde eyelashes. I like They're Real! by Benefit. "
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Need
Real
Blonde
" The reason I feel like I act is because you get to live a million different lives in one. I don't have to go about my life, just being easy-going New Zealander Rose. Sometimes I can inhabit a feisty, vicious character. Sometimes I can inhabit a painfully shy British girl, or whatever it might be. "
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Rose
" My mom used cold cream her whole life, and she's got great skin! "
Rose McIver
Skin
Mom
Life
" I always think about the settlers who moved to New Zealand in the 1800s. They hadn't even been to the place before. They just packed their bags and shipped over knowing they'd never see their family again or be able to speak to them - they'd maybe get a letter if they were lucky. "
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Lucky
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" There are many projects that I would have loved to be a part of, but I was not high-profile enough, or I had the wrong look. That's just something you have to expect. "
Rose McIver
Wrong
You
Loved
" Tinker Bell is a great wing woman. And as somebody pointed out to me, she is also a winged woman. "
Rose McIver
Bell
Woman
Out
" Being given a terrible piece of information shouldn't ruin the interactions you have with the people around you or mean that you can't become something, even if it's not the idea of what you thought you were going to be. "
Rose McIver
Mean
You
Information
" Tinker Bell needs a Tinker Bell. She needs someone plotting for her. I certainly think that it's something she wants. "
Rose McIver
She
Someone
Think
" My school of thought with going into a character is that you have to understand where they come from, and you have to empathize with them. "
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You
Going
Character
" When I was about five, I could do a vaguely decent American accent - straight through kind of decent - and 'Hercules' needed some kids. I definitely wasn't a good actor. "
Rose McIver
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American
Kind
" What I love about my work is the variety and not knowing what's coming next, and being able to embrace something for a period of time and know something new is going to follow. "
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Not Knowing
" I really like questions. I like people who write scripts because they're asking questions, not because they're giving answers. It's something that I look for. "
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Questions
People
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" My most vivid memory - it's actually one of my first memories - I was three, and I was the youngest angel in the show production. And I remember being absolutely desperate for the toilet. I needed to wee really badly. So I was crossing my legs when I was walking down. "
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Walking
Three
Memory
" When you overcome a profound loss, or there's some catalyst in your life that shifts everything, if you're able to take it in stride and heal, it can make for much more three-dimensional and empathetic people. "
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You
Life
More
" I had to do a Northern England accent once, and I didn't have much time, so I went and pored through YouTube. There are all sorts of resources out there. The Internet has made that much more affordable. Don't break your neck to spend your money. "
Rose McIver
YouTube
Internet
Time
" I love having the laid-back, easy-going, family-priority nature of New Zealand, but I'm certainly enjoying the States in terms of the career opportunities and the enthusiasm I get to find work. "
Rose McIver
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" I also have a role model back in New Zealand, a woman called Miranda Harcourt. She's an actress and a writer. Her willingness to stay open to material is really great. I read a lot, and I try to watch and listen to diverse material. "
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She
Listen
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" I don't ever want to feel like my whole life is laid out before me and I know exactly what's gonna happen. That would be so boring. "
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Feel
Me
Life
" I bring ideas to set, and I'm more than willing for those to be affected and be malleable based on what the other person gives me. I don't know what another actor is going to give me, on the day, and I don't want to be so hard and fast in my technique that I'm not open to what's coming. "
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