Miranda Otto

Famous quotes by Miranda Otto:

"When I did A Doll's House I felt like I learnt so much, ... That's another reason to do this, I wanted to push myself and see what else I could learn from doing it. Because Robyn's an actress as well, I feel like I learn a lot of technique and things from her."

"I'm glad I didn't [have children] when I was younger because I don't think I could have given so much of myself to it, ... I think I would have been more selfish. I'm really glad it's happened to me later. I don't think I could have given up as many things as I can give up now."

"[Many children follow their parents into the theatre. Hilary Bell is a playwright, while Lucy is an actor. Sacha Horler (daughter of Ken and Lillian Horler, co-founders of the Nimrod), Felix Williamson (son of David), Tamsin Carroll (daughter of Peter), Jason Donovan (son of Terence) and Robyn Nevin's daughter, Emily Dawe, have all gone onto the stage and screen. So it's not really surprising that Miranda did the same. What child would not be beguiled by a world of make-believe?] There's something about it, the whole life of it, that you really enjoy, ... I just used to find it so exciting."

"Yeah, Dad can go and write a script, but if I did something else, I'd produce."

"You've got a shocking temper."

"I have plenty to look forward to, I'm sure."

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

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

"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."

"It's a career that's enticing because you go on stage, for example, and people clap. You get that affirmation, but you can't go into acting for that because it's really your own self-belief that's going to get you through."

"I'm so fair that I didn't go in the sun as a child. When all my friends were on the beach, I was going to ballet. The teachers there didn't like you going in the sun, so I never did."

"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."

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

"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."

"It could be a stupid thing to say, but people should realize that it is easy to get concerned about yourself and to lose contact."

"I like working intensely, then going away and thinking about it, working out why it didn't work and then coming back to it. It makes the work richer, I think."

"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."

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

"Every director is completely different."