It sounds ideal, a sort of beach childhood. But it wasn't really. I didn't use the beach very much at all.
Miranda RichardsonInsecurity, commonly regarded as a weakness in normal people, is the basic tool of the actor's trade.
Miranda RichardsonFor 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.
Miranda RichardsonThe 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.
Miranda Richardson