Miranda Richardson Quotes

Why Did I Not Stop To Have Children? I Suppose Because The Opportunity Didn't Present Itself. Yes, Many Women Feel They Are Not Complete Without Having Children, But I Have Different Creative Outlets.

The Writing Is The Springboard For Your Intuitive Stuff And Then You See, Maybe A Colour Of What You Want To Achieve. Then You Bring In The Technique You've Learnt. But When You're On Film, You're Not Always In Control Of That. That's What Makes Me Believe In A Kind Of Collective Unconscious, A Sort Of Experience You Draw On.

And There's No Way I'm Going To Do Dame Edna.

Insecurity, Commonly Regarded As A Weakness In Normal People, Is The Basic Tool Of The Actor's Trade.

London Keeps Me Grounded. We Don't Get Praised Every Time We Open Our Gobs There.

My Roots Are Still In Britain, That's Where I Live, That's The Place Where I Come From.

For Years, I Never Knowingly Went On A Holiday. When I Travelled, It Was For Work. Now I Am A Huge Advocate, Particularly To Places Which Have Amazing Wildlife, Such As Antarctica, India And Patagonia.

In My Industry, Everybody Wants To Know Everything About You, And Its Just Dumb. I Think The Only Way Of Maintaining Some Of That Mystique Is By Not Giving Away Too Much About Yourself. It Has Served Me Well So Far. I Never Want To Feel Up For Grabs.

I Don't Necessarily Wait For That Massive Leading Role. I Want To Keep The Juices Flowing.

I Have No Idea What My Persona Would Be. As Far As I'm Concerned, I'm Changing All The Time.

My Phrase Has Always Been That I Am Looking For The Versatility Of Theatre In Film. I Think I Have Been Quite Lucky In That So Far.

I Like People To Be Surprised By The Turn Of Events. I Don't Want Things Just To Be Pat And Formulaic. If There's Some Sort Of Internal Combustion In The Character Or A Desire To Change The Way Things Are Going, That Makes For Conflict, Which Is The Essence Of Drama.