I felt much better when I started to become myself a bit more and to spend time with people who I genuinely liked as opposed to the people I felt I should be spending time with. Emily Browning More Quotes by Emily Browning More Quotes From Emily Browning I've actually got turned down for a lot of roles because I'm not bubbly enough. People have told me to be more 'up', but I can't, really. I find it hard to be smiley and giggly all the time. Emily Browning roles enough people There are so many actors that I've worked with that I'd like to work with again and there are so many girls. So often when you're up for a role, you're the only girl, and people think that a positive thing: "You get to be the only girl here!" That's not an exciting kind of idea to me. Emily Browning girl ideas thinking When you act, you really have to give all of yourself, and if you're doing that purely for money, it's not healthy. Emily Browning healthy ifs giving For me, I see filmmaking as art. Emily Browning filmmaking art I can cry at the drop of a hat. I've always found that easier than laughing in films. Emily Browning hats cry laughing I have to just worry about my own opinion and the opinions of the people I'm working with and people who are close to me. Emily Browning opinion worry people I prefer to make a film that people have a really intense reaction to than have a film that people feel ambivalent about. Emily Browning intense film people I usually hate going around and doing press. It sort of stresses me out. Emily Browning presses stress hate I was lucky - the first eight productions I auditioned for, I got cast. Emily Browning eight lucky firsts What we do to ourselves to look a certain way is crazy. Emily Browning crazy looks way I feel like in Australia, all the films I've done, we're all equal moving parts in this equation of making the film - an actor is another crew member, essentially. Emily Browning australia actors moving I'm a very private person. I find it very daunting to have to give private parts of myself away to people, you know? Emily Browning persons giving people After Hollywood, you know if people are interested in you or in the fact that you've been in a movie. You know who your real friends are. Emily Browning hollywood real people Being from Australia, I've never even touched a gun. It's so not a part of our culture. Emily Browning australia gun culture In my everyday life I'm a little bit nervous and not particularly brave. I feel like if I can be completely brave in my work then I'm doing something right. Emily Browning feel brave work life The thing is, I actually feel a lot more comfortable at school just bumming around with my friends than I do at Hollywood parties. But then, I guess you're just never happy with what you have. Emily Browning you friends happy school If people love what I do, that's fantastic. And there's always going to be people who don't, and if I focus on that, then it'll destroy me. I have to just worry about my own opinion and the opinions of the people I'm working with and people who are close to me. Otherwise, it'll drive me crazy. Emily Browning me crazy love people What we're supposed to do as actors is be able to portray real human beings and emotions. And if you grow up in this bubble of showbiz and you only know people who make movies, you don't really have an understanding of the world outside. Emily Browning grow you people world The only problem I have with American money is that it's all kind of the same color, so I'm always having to look. Whereas with Australian money, you have purple, blue, yellow... We keep it nice and simple. Emily Browning you money simple blue
