I never believed in going to America with my show-reel and knocking on every agent's door. I couldn't even do it. I'm too insecure, and too proud. It's a strange combination. Carice van Houten More Quotes by Carice van Houten More Quotes From Carice van Houten I don't do method acting. If I play a farmer I'm not gonna spend 3 weeks on a chicken farm. That's a bit too much for me. Carice van Houten too-much acting play It's a big responsibility to be the main part of a film because if you don't like me, you have a problem for two-and-a-half hours. Carice van Houten half responsibility two I'm not a method actor. I can't even explain so much what I do. Carice van Houten method i-can actors I knew always that Holland gave away the most Jews of all the countries. We are not the heroes that are in the history books. Carice van Houten hero country book I read a lot of articles about young women in the resistance. All of a sudden, I felt that if I go too much into this horror, then I won't be able to start as a fresh character. Carice van Houten able too-much character I personally don't like to rehearse so much. I really trust my instincts. I like to talk and talk and talk until we have to do it. I feel the same about theater. Carice van Houten instinct theater feels I think I'm a very intuitive actress. Carice van Houten intuitive actresses thinking In theater, the scenes I like the most are the ones where you are there and you cannot talk. Carice van Houten where-you-are theater scene I like to play a strong woman, but a strong woman can also be very fragile and vulnerable at the same time. Carice van Houten strong-woman woman strong time My father is a silent cinema freak, so he took me to 1925 silent films that took forever, like 5-hour movies, but I've seen a lot of that stuff since I was young. And then I saw the film 'Annie,' and I just wanted to be Annie; I just wanted to be that orphan kid and wanted to sing and dance. Carice van Houten me cinema dance father On my own, I have very bad posture; I'm clunky. Carice van Houten own bad posture my-own Dining with a married couple can be uncomfortable. Carice van Houten uncomfortable married dining couple I have a very musical family from my Scottish roots. Carice van Houten very scottish family roots When I started acting, there were parts in English that I thought I just had to try it out and go to another country. I did a film in Ireland. It was my first film abroad. Carice van Houten thought try go country I do this acting thing mostly for myself. I like to make a connection and communicate with the audience to make myself feel less lonely. I also do it to develop my own character, so sometimes I do it to just be away in a certain area that I've never been to. But mostly, the story has to do something for me. Carice van Houten feel myself me character I have some wigs at home just for fun. Throughout my years, my hair has been treated in a not very nice way, so I have to be careful. Carice van Houten home hair fun way Most directors that I've worked with - I've worked with before, especially in Holland - and they know that I'm somebody who talks and asks, and talks, and talks, and talks and questions and turns things around. I'm like a little cat, walking around my little nest until I find my place. Carice van Houten questions place know walking I have a love-hate relationship with Twitter. There are moments I feel like 99 percent of the people who write stuff are the sweetest people, and then one crazy guy or girl spoils the whole thing. Carice van Houten crazy girl relationship people Don't get me wrong: I would not say no to an Oscar! Carice van Houten wrong say get me American actresses have more problems than I do; I'm lucky to be able to play what I want for a smaller audience, because I have my own country to do that in. Carice van Houten problems my-own lucky country
