You do remember things that people say in movies. You remember particular lines and things that are funny. But, you also remember really strong images. Images have a way of bypassing your brain and hitting you emotionally. There are so many things from movies that are remembered, that are just looks on people's faces or incredible vistas or beautiful pictures. That is a very important part of cinema.
Miranda OttoI 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.
Miranda OttoIt could be a stupid thing to say, but people should realize that it is easy to get concerned about yourself and to lose contact.
Miranda OttoWhenever I mention Greg Kinnear's name to anyone, they always say, "Oh, love him!" He's a really terrific actor, and very funny.
Miranda OttoThe talent of the people in Brazil was extraordinary. I thought all of the hair and make-up was really fantastic. The aesthetic there is really something to behold. They just have such a great sense of taste.
Miranda OttoI'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.
Miranda OttoYoung actors are serious about their work and don't take any time out from it. I'm very serious about my work; there are probably only two films I've done where I had a really good time.
Miranda OttoActing is a freelance career... you never stop having to prove yourself and fight for work.
Miranda OttoYou are being hit with tabloid-journalism bi-lines of what you are doing because you have suddenly become a star.
Miranda OttoIt'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.
Miranda OttoEveryone says you should get a photo taken of yourself while you're pregnant. I've got a film [War of the Worlds]. It'll be nice for my daughter, too, to look at one day. She was in it.
Miranda OttoIt is hard sometimes to see how other actors are working when you are working with them.
Miranda OttoWriters would hate me saying this, and I love words, but I have to say that cinema exists, on one level, for the power of the big image and what that image does.
Miranda OttoI think you go through a period as a teenager of being quite cool and unaffected by things.
Miranda OttoIf 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.
Miranda OttoYou can make the best show in the world, but if people don't actually turn it on and see it, they'll never know it's the best show.
Miranda OttoSome 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.
Miranda OttoI hate being pigeon-holed into anything. To me, the best thing is when the next job comes and is completely different to the one that I just had.
Miranda OttoAround 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.
Miranda OttoThe 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.
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