I know I'm not a hotly in-demand movie star, but I'm good at my job. And I want to keep working for the next 40 years. Rachael Stirling More Quotes by Rachael Stirling More Quotes From Rachael Stirling If I'd been an actor in the 1940s, I would have been in fashion. Rachael Stirling 1940sactorbeenfashion I take pleasure in discovering resourcefulness inside me. Rachael Stirling insidetakemepleasure I was a bit of a backstage baby, but I wasn't at all precocious, and there was never a light bulb moment when I decided to go on the stage. Rachael Stirling nevermomentlightbaby I remember typing up my dissertation sitting in a horse box - I didn't qualify for a caravan - on a set in Pinewood on my first film, 'Still Crazy.' Rachael Stirling horsecrazysittingremember I seem to be able to go from part to part without being recognised, which I like. When I was little, I resented it with every fibre of my being when Ma was recognised. Another way of looking at celebrity, though, is it's being famous for being brilliant at something. Rachael Stirling lookingsomethinggoway I eat healthily, I do ballet and exercise, and I'm toned and tight, but I take up space, and I don't aspire to anorexia. Rachael Stirling eatupspaceexercise I remember I went to audition for the first Daniel Craig Bond film, 'Casino Royale.' I was there in this Versace dress, and I remember looking in the mirror, and I couldn't have felt less like a Bond girl if I tried. Rachael Stirling dressmirrorlookinggirl I think if I'd been born ten years earlier when Ma was at the height of 'Avengers' fame, it would have been a different kettle of fish altogether, but she was very much a ma first and an actress second for my formative years. Rachael Stirling fishthinkbornfame I had been kind of quite porky and happy at boarding school and not self-conscious at all; then, suddenly, I found myself in auditions being examined, and it made me angry. Rachael Stirling myselfmeangryhappy I fell upon Jenny Saville's work and loved these great big pieces she was painting, celebrating all things flesh and woman, and with great big Simone Beauvoir quotations written in mirror writing so you had to look at yourself in the pictures to read them. Rachael Stirling mirrorwomanyouwork I always like a character who makes me laugh. Rachael Stirling laughmealwayscharacter I won't change the way I talk for anyone. I'll do it for work but not because I think someone will like me more if I take the edge off. Rachael Stirling thinkmechangework The tabloids had a field day with 'Tipping The Velvet,' which was great for the viewing figures but not necessarily for the actors involved. Rachael Stirling fielddaygreatvelvet I suppose I'm what you'd called a character actress, so, often, my characters are quite extreme. Rachael Stirling quiteactressyoucharacter I teach kids to read on a Saturday for this charity called Real Action. It's a voluntary school because lots of the kids around my area of London are from immigrant families and need extra help with reading. Rachael Stirling charityreadingactionschool I woke up famous for about a minute, then stopped being famous again. Rachael Stirling minutefamousbeingbeing-famous I find the idea that some kids go into acting because of their parents butt-clenchingly embarrassing. I've gone out of my way to prove myself as a separate being. I don't want to be seen as a subset of someone else. Rachael Stirling parentssomeonemyselfway Kristin Scott Thomas is terrific. She has a career in France and a career in England: how cool is that? I wouldn't mind that. Rachael Stirling shecareercoolmind I love radio interviews; it's all about multitasking and, like all good women, I can do that. Rachael Stirling goodwomeni-canlove I can't think of anything better than being considered a poster girl for intelligent women. Rachael Stirling betterthinkwomengirl
