If you're going to make great art, you have to make it at a huge cost - you have to be prepared to sacrifice what other people think of you, other people's opinions, and you have to make personal sacrifices.
Romola GaraiI get grumpy about the innate conservatism of our tastes; I love bold theatre, and I get annoyed when a heritage piece is really successful.
Romola GaraiWomen don't question themselves when they enter into a story that has male characters, but men do question the validity of a female narrative.
Romola GaraiNormally, when youre working on something, there are other characters that you have alliances with, and you have unified goals with some characters.
Romola GaraiI love the theatre and I love working in the theatre but I'm a big cinefile and I love the movies. I also do scribble but to limited success! I think I find being in a room on my own quite hard, which I think a lot of actors do because what we do is so inter-active. It's a very supportive profession... despite its reputation for being highly competitive it's actually one of the most collaborative professions you can do in the arts because you're always working in a team.
Romola Garai