If a role has been too one-dimensional, I have turned it down. Imogen Poots More Quotes by Imogen Poots More Quotes From Imogen Poots You can tell when someone is putting on a role. If someone really believes in what theyre saying, its quite hard to find cracks. Imogen Poots cracksrolesbelieve I never personalize anything because I think that can be dangerous. For me, the best way is - this may sound pretentious - but its to breathe the character and get into the psychology of it. Imogen Poots psychologycharacterthinking I'm a big Johnny Cash girl. And I love singers like Laura Marling and Joanna Newsom. Imogen Poots cashsingersgirl If I'm really honest, I'm not a huge fan of scary films. I remember being a teenager, and people getting out like Halloween [1978] or Saw [2004], and watching them, and I'd kind of just stare at the television logo and blur my eyes and pretend I was watching but I wasn't because I just found that I would take the movie home with me. I can scare myself like a pro. Imogen Poots halloweenteenagerhome I'm not a huge fan of scary movies, but I love doing them because your character arc gets condensed, and everything is elevated, and so you kind of have this amazing opportunity to go in many different places. Imogen Poots amazing-opportunitiesopportunitycharacter Sometimes I think you just have to decide if you're going to stand up and get on with it or if you're going to be crushed and threatened. Imogen Poots crushedsometimesthinking I can scare myself like a pro. Imogen Poots scarei-can You collect people to take with you. Some people change, other people don't... it's wonderful because I've met some incredible friends Imogen Poots changewonderfulpeople Well, in terms of the filming with the car, you always wanted to be on the side which the cameras weren't, because - and it sounds ridiculous, but getting in and out of that car, all in leather, in the heat, was a problem. Imogen Poots camerascarsides In terms of driving, I actually don't have a driver's license, and it's kind of ridiculous. I've lived in Los Angeles for a couple of years and just have somehow managed to avoid taking the test, which I did last week and failed. I couldn't find the honker. I felt bad about it, but it's just a little bit embarrassing, I guess, to be in this film and not have a license. Imogen Poots couplelittlesyears Unfortunately, Poots is the name that I've been graced with for my life, but it's not short for anything. Imogen Poots names I was very aware of Jeff Buckley. My brother actually bought me The Mamas And The Papas and Jeff Buckley for my birthday when I was in my early teens. Imogen Poots papamy-birthdaybrother I fell in love with it. Walking around just feels so cinematic. I find the aris- tocratic parts of London so unattractive and angular; the architecture is so white and gated. But in New York, it’s different—even uptown it’s really grand, and there’s no real segregation there. It’s all mixed up. Imogen Poots realnew-yorkwhite I think any relationship that is normal - I mean, there's no normal relationship, but in terms of a flawed relationship, there's always gonna be awkward moments within that because you're addressing things that the world is throwing at you, whether that's distance or whether that's where this is going or other people and past relationships, all these factors. Imogen Poots distancemeanpast Once you play a superhero, is there any way back again? Once you're a superhero, it's just crazy. Imogen Poots superherocrazyplay I do admit to being slightly in love with Christopher Walken. Imogen Poots But in New York, it’s different—even uptown it’s really grand, and there’s no real segregation there. It’s all mixed up. Imogen Poots differentrealnew-york I'm lucky in that I have close friends and family and my agent to advise me. Imogen Poots friends-and-familymefriendsfamily I love my real mom and dad; I love them both equally. Imogen Poots mom-and-daddadmomlove I don't think anything's ever simple. Everyone's just trying to understand each other, and whether that's because you're in a relationship or because you're meeting their friends or because their meeting your brother or whatever it is, nothing like that is ever smooth running. Imogen Poots youbrothersimplerelationship
