I can't spend the rest of my life being pretty in a bonnet. Romola Garai More Quotes by Romola Garai More Quotes From Romola Garai Films about women and their concerns are seen as frivolous, limited and, most damaging of all, niche. Romola Garai nicheconcernfilm 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 Garai gender I just don't believe you're capable of being an actor unless you have a desire to experience your emotions in a public way. Romola Garai actorsdesirebelieve A passion for any novel, and any character, can crystallise your ideas when you really need to be as open as possible as a performer. Romola Garai passioncharacterideas You don't have to conform to a very specific aesthetic today, whereas 1950s women definitely had to. Romola Garai aestheticconformtoday I would like to know that I was still going to be employed as a woman well into my 60s. In acting terms, a career that spans a lifetime is a very hard thing to achieve, particularly as a woman. Romola Garai careersactinglifetime The advent of digitally enhancing images - and the fact that actresses weren't protesting against that - created an environment where big corporations felt like they had total ownership over the bodies of actresses. Romola Garai actressesbodyfacts Female ambition is such a complicated thing to play because it is an aggressive quality, and people respond very badly to women exhibiting any kind of aggression. Romola Garai ambitionplaypeople I think it took a long time for me to realise that as much as I respect reviews and do engage with reviewers as a viewer of the theatre, television and film it's really unhelpful. Even if people make perceptive and interesting comments about your performance, it is so subjective and you will come in and change what you do, you can't help it. Romola Garai longpeoplethinking I feel that it's important to fail now and again. For instance, if I go for a job and I don't get it, that makes me not a better person, but more balanced, more aware of what life is really like. Romola Garai importantlife-isjobs We live in a society where children are expected to become adults overnight. Romola Garai expectedadultschildren As a kid, I really loved 'Jane Eyre,' I used to fantasise that the past was so much better and my lifetime was crap. Romola Garai lifetimekidspast I don't really want to do things that I feel like are going to send out a message that I don't really want to sign up for. Romola Garai messageswantfeels I realise there's an innate paradox in promoting oneself on the one hand and saying, 'Oh, I don't want to be famous,' on the other. Romola Garai paradoxwanthands Acting is a strange job because your control is very limited. Romola Garai strangeactingjobs I wish I was a more adventurous person in a way. But actually, security is a really big deal for me. Romola Garai adventurouswishway I don't really want to play parts that I think are not fully developed or fleshed out, especially with female roles. Romola Garai femaleplaythinking I think with the best actors, emotion is something that has no kind of check in them. Romola Garai emotionactorsthinking I get grumpy about the innate conservatism of our tastes; I love bold theatre, and I get annoyed when a heritage piece is really successful. Romola Garai annoyedtheatresuccessful If you read reviews that you think by their very nature are not respectful of the actresses involved or not appreciating the work as it should be, I think you should write to reviewers or comment and say, "Are you kidding me?" Romola Garai appreciatewritingthinking
