I love my job, and I'm a lucky girl. I thoroughly enjoy going to work. Lara Pulver More Quotes by Lara Pulver More Quotes From Lara Pulver I'd love to have my own TV show, in the way that Julianna Margulies has 'The Good Wife,' or a lovely ensemble show, like 'Six Feet Under.' Lara Pulver tv-shows wife feet I like playing off strong actors, whether it's Benedict Cumberbatch or Dominic Cooper. Also I'm a hopeless romantic, so I'm fascinated by relationships. Lara Pulver actors strong romantic Actors push pause on their lives, fly to foreign countries, invest so much and work so hard and get so intimate with a group of people from a crew and cast, and then they say 'that's a wrap' and you push play on your life and there's a middle part of the sandwich, or a tunnel or bridge that you have to kind of walk back over before you can hit play. Lara Pulver kind country people I want to do a big Broadway musical, at some point. I would love to do that. To do something there would be super-cool. Lara Pulver broadway musical would-be From a very young age, music was very much in my house. I would sit with my mom, with the old LPs, listening to The Beatles and Carly Simon and Lionel Richie. The old LPs used to have the lyrics. From there, I would put on dance and music displays for my family, just to entertain them and make people laugh and smile. Lara Pulver mom laughing people Martin Freeman is a genius, he really is. He gives you every color of the rainbow in every take and it's wonderful just to play off of him and opposite him. Lara Pulver color opposites play I got a bit obsessed with the whole English language and was writing journals and poetry. I've always been intrigued about psychology and philosophy and how people's minds work. Lara Pulver writing philosophy people It didn't bother me in the slightest and I'm someone who's never done that sort of thing before on stage or screen. It was just a device for her; it wasn't nudity for nudity's sake. Lara Pulver nudity done sake When you're amongst people doing well it's so gratifying and spurs you to just keep investing in your job. Lara Pulver people I'm not shutting doors on myself, in any way, within theater, musical theater, TV and film. Lara Pulver musical doors way Competitiveness only comes with insecurity. Lara Pulver only competitiveness insecurity Nature. That's the one thing that tips the balance in terms of living here in California. Within minutes, I can be in a desert, at the ocean, in a park, and that's the most nourishing food for my soul. Lara Pulver ocean nature soul food I'm a walker, whether that's a stroll on the beach at sunset or getting up at eight o'clock on a Sunday morning and doing an eight-hour hike through a canyon. It's Zen time for me. Lara Pulver me sunset time morning There's talk of the lack of roles for older women. It's so tough and it's soul-destroying what some female actors do to their faces to try and keep producers happy. Lara Pulver try women tough happy What we say no to is sometimes more important than what we say yes to. Lara Pulver say more important sometimes I've always been active: netball, hockey, rounders, athletics. Lara Pulver been always hockey active Having a family is really important. And there would be something missing in my life as a woman if I didn't at least attempt to fulfil that side of me. Just for a certain period of your life, to have your sole purpose to be nurturing, feeding and protecting someone else: it's animalistic, isn't it? It's beautiful. Lara Pulver me family beautiful life I think I was raised by a very humble mother, who, if anything, is probably over skeptical. She has that sense of everything being a bonus: like, you have your lot, and anything else is on top. She's quietly proud, and quietly humble. Lara Pulver you proud humble mother Initially after 'Sherlock,' I got offered a lot of swinger movies. There is that thing of keeping your mystique and not taking your clothes off in every job. Lara Pulver your movies job clothes I remember being an usherette at my local theater very, very early on, selling ice cream and programs - because they're not free in the U.K. - during pantomime season, which was super interesting. It meant a lot of kids, a lot of sweets, a lot of sugar-induced kids. Lara Pulver free ice-cream remember interesting
