Katie Leung Professions : Film actress Born : August 8, 1987 Browse All Authors Top 13 quotes by Katie Leung I am very indecisive. I'm always afraid of making the wrong decision. Katie Leung wrong-decision indecisive decision I'm very quiet. I can go a whole week without talking, so doing interviews is really awkward for me! Katie Leung awkward interviews talking I'm not the type of person who enjoys the limelight. Katie Leung limelight type enjoy I was born in Scotland and have lived there all my life. I speak conversational Cantonese with my dad when I'm at home, and very basic Mandarin. Katie Leung scotland dad home I'm single and looking and failing miserably. I'm keeping my options open. Katie Leung failing I like Joaquin Phoenix. He's an amazing actor and he's so buff. Katie Leung phoenix actors One of the things I liked about my character in 'Run' is that she can just disappear into the background if she wants, which is what I'm like. Katie Leung want running character I love theatre. It's far more satisfying than film. Sometimes there's a collective sigh from the audience, or it's so quiet you can hear a pin drop. I couldn't believe how easy acting was when there's an audience; after a few previews I almost couldn't do it without one. Katie Leung theatre acting believe I thought acting was all about natural instinct but I've realised, through working with so many talented actors on 'Wild Swans' and 'Run,' that I can see the training. That's why I am back at drama school. Katie Leung running drama school In general, the auditions I go up for are very sparse, I guess because of my ethnicity. And the characters are very similar: shy, innocent and naive; the connotations that come from the way that I look. Katie Leung ethnicity shy character Wild Swans' showed me there are Chinese traditions that still affect my life. For example, it's not that women are inferior, exactly, but my dad and my brother are the most important men in my life and I would do anything for them. I feel like I should be the one cooking and looking after them. Katie Leung dad brother men I always had a problem with shyness at school and would never stick my hand up in class if I was stuck at something. I didn't want to be the center of attention, all those eyes looking at me would have made me really nervous. Katie Leung During the scene of the Yule Ball, the ground was very slippery and I was wearing high heels and I slipped but good thing I grabbed onto Robert so I didn't fall and good thing the cameras weren't where we were yet. Oh, that was so embarrassing! Katie Leung Similar Authors Isabella Rossellini film-actress Izabella Scorupco film-actress Betty Buckley film-actress Bipasha Basu film-actress Butterfly McQueen film-actress Bryce Dallas Howard film-actress All Authors
