All too often, female characters, in particular, aren't multi-layered enough. Ruth Bradley More Quotes by Ruth Bradley More Quotes From Ruth Bradley On the Tube, you never see anyone looking you in your eye. They're all looking down at their screen. Ruth Bradley lookingdownyoueye I did a film a few years ago where I gained a lot of weight for it. I was happy to do that because it was called for in the script. Ruth Bradley wherefilmhappyyears I wouldn't do really gratuitous nudity. When I was in my late teens, you'd read stuff and be like, 'That character serves no purpose except being naked', so that would not be something I'd want to do. It's pointless for me. Ruth Bradley meyoupurposecharacter If you think about it, there's very little about young families on TV, and yet there's so many of them. Ruth Bradley aboutthinkyouyoung I'm only ambitious in the sense that I want to work in as many different media as I can and to play characters which are different to me and to each other. I want to do work that frightens me or challenges me, be it in Dublin or Zimbabwe. I just want to be working. Ruth Bradley memediachallengeswork I consider myself lucky to be going about my business doing something I love. Ruth Bradley doingmyselfbusinesslove I love working in Dublin, but when I'm in London, I'm more focused on my career. Ruth Bradley careerfocusedlondonlove In any good piece of writing, it should be easy enough to switch genders. Ruth Bradley goodenougheasywriting I think, so often, women play supporting roles or girlfriends or wives - they're there to support a man's journey. Ruth Bradley manwomensupportjourney I don't know any woman who's one dimensional, not a single one. Ruth Bradley anywomanknowsingle I saw 'The Help' on DVD. I was blown away by Viola Davis: she really straddled that fine line in the plot between what was tragic and what was heart-warming. Ruth Bradley awayshehelpfine When I was filming in Budapest for ITV's 'Titanic,' I realised I'd never been to the ballet before so decided to see a production of 'Giselle.' I went on my own. As it was my first ballet, it was a very bizarre and interesting experience but very enjoyable. Ruth Bradley neverseemy-ownexperience I really enjoy 'Mad Men,' but I'm hugely into 'Homeland.' The characters are very well drawn and complex. Ruth Bradley wellmadenjoymen We're all a result of our early years and our nature and nurture. Ruth Bradley resultearlynatureyears You're not a combination of all your labels. You just are. Ruth Bradley yourjustyoucombination I didn't know my mother was an actress until I was eight and she went back to work. At an even younger age than that, I'd wanted to be an actress, so when I saw her, I clearly remember thinking, 'This is a strange coincidence.' Ruth Bradley agemotherworkthinking In secondary school, I became aware of the idea of being cool, and that was a bit of a shell shock. Ruth Bradley beingcoolshockschool If you're aware of a pattern, you can do something about it, and you can be aware of your own culpability. I like to think I can do that, but, like everyone else, I'm a work in progress. Ruth Bradley thinkyouprogresswork A friend of mine told me she's going to freeze her eggs, and I thought, 'Well, I also don't want to be a 55-year-old first time mother,' so you kind of just have to go with what happens. Ruth Bradley meyoumothertime My job is not to be a supermodel. Ruth Bradley jobsupermodel
