I've been dealing with so much press for Brooklyn, and now I am rehearsing for a play, and it is hard. Saoirse Ronan More Quotes by Saoirse Ronan More Quotes From Saoirse Ronan I was 12 and I remember everything. I mean, I had done two films before that. The first was actually with Amy Heckerling. It was so brilliant to work with her on my first film. Atonement was the third one I'd done, and I remember how it felt to arrive on set every day. I remember how it felt to get my wig off at the end of the day. I remember how hot it was. Saoirse Ronan the-end-of-the-day two mean I remember being on Atonement and it felt very right to be there. There was so much excitement every day. I remember very vividly how it felt to be a child on a film set, and that is actually really important to hold on to for as long as you continue to make films. Saoirse Ronan important long children I like to get far away from myself when I'm acting. Saoirse Ronan far-away acting I've found that I'd be the first one to cut lines. Saoirse Ronan lines cutting firsts I like films where there's a relationship between two women. I always think that's lovely to watch on the screen. Saoirse Ronan lovely two thinking I did find New Zealand similar to Ireland. The people, obviously. I found that, ironically, although these two countries were very far away from each other, their humor was so similar and their outlook on things was quite similar as well. Saoirse Ronan two country people I don't know what kind of swag I'd get if I were extra Irish. It would just be, like, extra potatoes. Or like a free pint of Guinness. Saoirse Ronan potatoes swag kind It's not work, it is more of a passion. It is so much fun and it is really makes you feel great at the end of the day. You feel like you are really after doing something good and you are after accomplishing something. Acting is one of these things that I can't really describe - it's just like, why do you love your mum and dad? You know, you just do. Saoirse Ronan dad love-you fun When I am on set or rehearsing for the play, the only thing I can talk about is the work I'm doing. In that way, I home in on what I am doing at the time. So maybe I am a terrible multitasker. Saoirse Ronan play home way I was born in New York, so I'd love to study at New York University. Saoirse Ronan born study new-york When I can't get the character out of my head, and I'm in my bedroom and I start to actually act out the scenes that I've read in a script, I think okay, I really want to do this. Saoirse Ronan want character thinking I'm very much for strengthening our industry at home. It's great now there's a lot of work happening but I think with Irish film in particular, the views were starting to get a little stereotypical and we were pigeonholing ourselves a little bit. We needed to get out of that. Saoirse Ronan views home thinking We've done a lot of films now about the IRA, we can move on from all that. I loved '71 because I think it showed a very honest trail and what it was actually like. It wasn't one-sided. I really respect ['71 director] Yann [Demange] for what he did. But we have done a lot of those things. Saoirse Ronan directors moving thinking When I was younger, I was very athletic and I always loved sports and physical things. Saoirse Ronan physical-things athletic sports I don't look at rushes, or I don't go to the dailies. I don't even really look at playback unless it's an action scene or a move that I need to do better, something like that. Saoirse Ronan looks moving needs When I was younger and in primary school, I'd do maybe a film a year, and I had to adapt to being away from everyone for a couple of months. Saoirse Ronan couple years school I think 'Twilight' was such a phenomenon that it will be a while before anything like that will happen again. Cause it really influenced pop culture, and the stars of it - well, the people who became stars out of it - their lives were completely changed. Saoirse Ronan stars twilight thinking If you don't have eyebrows, you don't really have a face. Saoirse Ronan eyebrows ifs faces I've always wanted to act and I grew up a little on film sets when my dad was working as an actor. Saoirse Ronan dad actors littles One of the things that would steer me away from a franchise is that I'm playing the same character all the time and I wouldn't want to be known for that. Saoirse Ronan known want character
