I think acting is something that is within you. It's a very natural thing for me. It comes from myself, really. Saoirse Ronan More Quotes by Saoirse Ronan More Quotes From Saoirse Ronan I've been dealing with so much press for Brooklyn, and now I am rehearsing for a play, and it is hard. Saoirse Ronan rehearsing brooklyn play I love New Zealand. It's my favorite place to shoot. It's one of my favorite countries to visit. The people, the food, the landscape, everything about it I love. Saoirse Ronan favorite-places country people Be the person I'm playing. That's what acting is. You're pretending to be someone else. Saoirse Ronan I know a lot of people must think that The Lovely Bones (2009) is a pretty dramatic film and it's going to be really deep and dark and everything, but I promise you it's not. It's really humorous and funny and bright and happy. Then this awful thing happens and it kind of makes everyone really sad, obviously, but they have to get on with things. It's like the journey that Susie takes to learn to let go and realize that she can't be with her family anymore, and the same for her family. They have to let go and they know that they can't be with Susie. But it's a really funny, lighthearted thing. There's some really dramatic scenes in it as well, which is great with The Lovely Bones (2009) because you kind of get the best of both worlds. You get to do funny scenes and dramatic scenes. You get to cry, you get to laugh, so it's great . Saoirse Ronan Oh God, I'm so excited. You see, I watched the Oscars every year at home on an Irish channel and the reception was fuzzy because we were in the country. Every now and then, it would be: 'The winner for best actor is…' and then the screen would go all grey. It's kind of surreal that I'm actually going to be there this year. Saoirse Ronan I was actually born in New York. We lived there until I was three so I grew up watching Sesame Street and hearing the accent. You are a sponge at that age, soaking everything up. Saoirse Ronan street new you age
