I'm an artist; affirmation is like catnip to me. Andrea Riseborough More Quotes by Andrea Riseborough More Quotes From Andrea Riseborough Politically, I thought [Margaret Thatcher] stank. I think she had a real fight on her hands to get where she got, but I don't believe that her conviction was for the greater good. Andrea Riseborough fighting real believe You're miscarrying a baby first thing in the morning. Who wants to hear it? God bless them. It's a very strange life. I love the company of actors, but the crazier it gets, the more I've come to realise how valuable my time is with my friends who work on the land or are builders or, you know, make music. Work in offices. Run shops. Andrea Riseborough running morning baby I subscribe to no religion. But I believe that in the creation of art, there can be moments of God. Andrea Riseborough moments believe art I've never had my own accent in a film. It's something I schedule into my preparation. That's one of my favorite things, hearing all the voices. Andrea Riseborough schedules voice preparation I've always thrown like a girl. Andrea Riseborough thrown girl A lot of films that have been adapted from books stop serving you because they become different. I mean, they are different entities in themselves, but artistically, what you're trying to achieve with a film is so very different to what you're trying to achieve with a book, and the way when you write a script is so very different on paper to how it seems on a screen. Andrea Riseborough writing mean book In my case, when you dive into a role, to do well and for you to do well in it, you have to put an enormous amount of faith in the director. But you also have to decide you're so interested in the material, this director, his work, and his process, that you don't care about the outcome. Andrea Riseborough roles care directors The world is watching agog at this New York tycoon, with so much focus on how we created this monster. Andrea Riseborough entertainment When I was younger, I used to try to fit in, but now I'm much more comfortable with just being myself. Andrea Riseborough try being myself being-myself People think I'm totally crackers. Andrea Riseborough totally think crackers people Maybe I've just been incredibly fortunate, but there's a level of dedication, devotion, intensity and seriousness around me every day. Andrea Riseborough every-day day me dedication I've always been so confused about being a girl. Not in a Bruce Jenner way, just... there's that expectation where you walk into a room, and it's like, Is it OK to be a woman?' Or, you know, you're looking for your keys in the back of a cab, and sometimes the driver can treat you like you've had a lobotomy. Andrea Riseborough woman walk you girl Fear is the enemy. I distrust it. Any feeling or decision I make that might be motivated by fear I quickly reassess. Andrea Riseborough feeling decision fear enemy My face is almost like a canvas - a blank canvas in the sense that the hair on my face is very, very fine and my skin is incredibly fair and my hair is quite dark, and that's very unusual. Andrea Riseborough skin face dark hair People are fascinating. They're so unique and I think what's more fascinating is the reason behind the physical characteristic, the enigma, that's where the gold dust is. Andrea Riseborough think unique gold people It's hard for us to imagine, as humans, that we'll become less powerful. But it'll be healthier for the planet and for the eco-system if that does happen. If humans are going to merge with machines, then let's get on with it. I love humans, but I also love dinosaurs - I'm pretty sure I wouldn't have wanted them to die out, either. Andrea Riseborough die hard powerful love I have quite a collection of ironic band T shirts. Andrea Riseborough collection quite ironic band I think any artist is a perfectionist by their nature. Andrea Riseborough i-think think nature artist I think every work is hard in different ways. Andrea Riseborough think hard different work Sometimes I can receive the world and regurgitate my version of events easily and sometimes it's hard. Andrea Riseborough hard i-can sometimes world