I have always been interested in gender politics, so I'm not that keen on doing things that don't represent a truth about women.
Romola GaraiThe worst thing you can do as a performer is to judge your character in any way, positively or negatively.
Romola GaraiYou don't have to conform to a very specific aesthetic today, whereas 1950s women definitely had to.
Romola GaraiYour desire to please... actors are people pleasers and if somebody says your vocal choice in this was ridiculous or whatever you will come back and do it differently. So, to avoid getting into a situation where you're altering your performance way down the line you have to just not do it at all. It's hard and I have done it in the past to disastrous consequences!
Romola Garai