I feel that we live in an age where everyone's trying to reduce, and soundbite, and cut it down to140 characters, and that's not what life is. Natalie Dormer More Quotes by Natalie Dormer More Quotes From Natalie Dormer I started writing it six and a half years ago, so the landscape has changed a lot in that time. Natalie Dormer halfwritingyears Some of the most successful, talented actresses of our generation, be it Julianne Moore, or Charlize Theron, or Charlotte Gainsbourg, or Isabella Rossellini, if you know your cinema history, have taken their clothes off. There's nothing wrong with nudity, per se, if it's part of the storytelling and it's eloquent and it says something about the raw humanity of the story. Natalie Dormer our-generationtakensuccessful I'm sure it's there traced along my career. I'm sure it is in most actresses' careers. Natalie Dormer actressescareers As an actor, your text is your bible, so you're not making a documentary, but you still have to follow the choices made by your writer. Natalie Dormer documentarieschoices-madeactors I'm a quasi-only child. With my brother and sister, I've more of a tendency to be semi-maternal. So, yes, I spent a lot of time talking to myself - I had this big dressing-up box and would just dress up as lots of characters and talk back to myself... Verging on schizophrenia, I suppose, if you analyse it carefully. Natalie Dormer brothercharacterchildren I don't think you can be a diver without a shark on the list. Natalie Dormer sharksliststhinking I was a very physical child... I was a tree-climber; I was a tomboy. Natalie Dormer climberstreechildren There are a lot of parallels between the historical Henry VIII and Jonathan Rhys Meyers. There's an oscillation and extremity of emotion throughout his repertoire that lends itself beautifully to the nature of Henry VIII, definitely. He will push things to the limit, and yet remain in emotional control. Natalie Dormer emotionalhistoricallimits It's a writer's or director's role to be cerebral, whereas for an actor it should be a visceral, gut thing. When the action starts, it's best to turn the brain off and let it become an instinctual thing. Natalie Dormer rolesbraindirectors Three-dimensional, complex women get an audience engaged as much as the men. I’m a feminist in the true sense of the word. It’s about equality. Natalie Dormer feministthreemen We accept women being complete c-nts if they’re doing it for a child. Natalie Dormer acceptingifschildren I’ve spent a lot of recreational time walking around historical castles and estates, in Britain and Europe, and so I know what the real thing looks like Natalie Dormer historicalrealeurope We don't have enough young, female antiheroes. We don't accept women as antiheroes the way we do the men. Natalie Dormer femalemenway Ive got a soft spot for really cheesy 1980s ballads by Pat Benatar and Foreigner. When I'm having my make-up put on at 6am and I need to be warmed up gently, it's always Ella Fitzgerald or Nina Simone. Natalie Dormer balladscheesyneeds I was frequently told at drama school that I was thinking too much. Natalie Dormer dramaschoolthinking There's been a sort of mini-revolution, an uprising, as was long overdue, about these subject matters: ethnicity and gender equality. Natalie Dormer uprisingethnicitylong A franchise can have important messages and hope to inspire a generation and still make a load of money and get [ backsides ] on seats, it's about the quality of the writing. We can be more sophisticated and more respectful of our audiences when we make big blockbusters. Natalie Dormer us-news For me, it's not necessarily interesting to play a strong, fearless woman. It's interesting to play a woman who is terrified and then overcomes that fear. It's about the journey. Courage is not the absence of fear, it's overcoming it. Natalie Dormer mejourneycouragefear What makes me really happy is a walk in the English countryside. A nice sunset, that British countryside - it means I'm home. Natalie Dormer walkmesunsethome The most amazing set where I've shot 'Game of Thrones' is definitely Croatia, in Dubrovnik. It's such a stunning country with lots of good watersports there as well. Just a beautiful, beautiful place. Natalie Dormer beautiful-placegamegoodbeautiful
