You're watching us and you don't realize how much makeup and how much lighting is involved when we look good. We have a lot of help where we are. I don't think that it's healthy for young girls to be looking at these beauty magazines and watching TV and these shows and thinking [that's the standard]โฆ there's more European attitude - you look at French film, Spanish film, they're a little more open to quirks and human nature. That we're not all symmetrical, not all the same shapeโฆ we need more of that.
Natalie DormerI run; that's sort of my meditation. I've been to therapy in the past when I've had crisis moments in my life; I think it's very healthy. I think that's even a more acceptable attitude in America actually than it is probably back at home [in England].
Natalie DormerI think the thing about Anne Boleyn is there is an exotic quality to her. This is a woman who wasnโt raised in the English court. She was in the French court and Hapsburg court. She has a continental exotic quality to her. Sheโs quite a fiery woman and incredibly intelligent. So I think Anne really stood out โ fire and intelligence and boldness โ in comparison to the English roses that were flopping around court, she wouldโve stood out. And Henry noticed that.
Natalie DormerSome of the most successful, talented actresses of our generation, be it Julianne Moore, or Charlize Theron, or Charlotte Gainsbourg, or Isabella Rossellini, if you know your cinema history, have taken their clothes off. There's nothing wrong with nudity, per se, if it's part of the storytelling and it's eloquent and it says something about the raw humanity of the story.
Natalie DormerThere are a lot of parallels between the historical Henry VIII and Jonathan Rhys Meyers. There's an oscillation and extremity of emotion throughout his repertoire that lends itself beautifully to the nature of Henry VIII, definitely. He will push things to the limit, and yet remain in emotional control.
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