When I play a part, I never think about likability. Rachel Weisz More Quotes by Rachel Weisz More Quotes From Rachel Weisz That was me under the bath and the water being held down. The director wanted it to look as real as possible so he told Keanu, in front of me, don't go easy on her. So it was scary. Rachel Weisz scaryrealwater I think things are funny when the character is taking it totally seriously. Rachel Weisz characterfunnythinking You have to be quite stupid to act. Rachel Weisz stupid I want to play interesting women. Rachel Weisz wantplayinteresting He [John Le Carré] really paid tribute to the people who are willing to risk their own lives to fight injustice - they are greater men and women than I. Rachel Weisz fightingmenpeople It is a political thriller. It's very action packed and it's very exciting, but at the same time it's a very big soulful love story about longing and loss. They're not separate, they're completely dependent on one another. Rachel Weisz politicalstoriesloss I don't judge the character at all. It's a bit like being someone's defense lawyer - you have to believe in their innocence in order to defend them. Rachel Weisz characterorderbelieve I feel like I'm one of the many working mothers. And I only have one child. I know working mums who have three or four. It's definitely a challenge but it's a wonderful challenge to be able to do both. Rachel Weisz mothers-dayinspiringchildren I like acting too much and it's too, I'm just too busy doing that and I'm too hungry for it, to get behind the camera. I mean, unless I could act in it, too. I don't think I've got the right brain. I'm too disorganized. Rachel Weisz brainmeanthinking Working with a green screen is easy. It's just like being a kid. But it's not nearly as satisfying. Rachel Weisz greeneasykids As an actress, it's part of your job to be able to imagine just about anything - even if it's not within your personal experience. Rachel Weisz actressesablejobs I was offered more work after the Oscar. When I was younger, I would take whatever I was offered because it was money and work and experience. In a way, choosing is the hard part. I know that's a luxury problem, but it's true. I try to go where passion takes me. Rachel Weisz luxurypassiontrying You know, in America, Christian fundamentalism vs. science. You know, be it teaching Darwinian evolutionary theory or stem cell res- You know, the whole thing, and then the issue of women being educated in Middle Eastern - I mean, it just seems so contemporary. In terms of spirituality, it's interesting because I actually think (her character in Agora) Hypatia is very spiritual. Rachel Weisz teachingspiritualchristian Organized, yeah. And those who are so sure that their God is the right God that they believe it's ok to kill another person who doesn't believe in their God. Rachel Weisz yeahorganizedbelieve I find Hollywood really toxic. Rachel Weisz toxichollywood We're on this rock and we can choose to treat each other well or we can choose to kill each other and be uncivilized. I don't know. It's very tragic. It's a very tragic thing to think about. Rachel Weisz treatsrocksthinking I am definitely a worrier. Rachel Weisz (Human) beings, in Pagan times would kind of like, listen to the stories and, they could kind of, identify - . They were, like, bigger than them and more successful than them or more beautiful, but they had these human fallibilities. Which is like celebrities now. It's like, 'oh, she's in rehab. Oh, she's unfaithful. Oh, they're divorced. Oh, she's anorexic. Oh, he's had a nose job.' You know, whatever it might be. Rachel Weisz successfulbeautifuljobs I do read movie blogs. I think what's really interesting - Probably everyone says this, but what's interesting is it, it takes away the power, from the newspaper magnates, so be it Murdoch or whatever. I mean, it's like the people taking it back. Isn't it? I mean, do people talk about this all the time? Rachel Weisz meanpeoplethinking You know, you can't see or touch and isn't embodied. But they were all fallible, the Gods. And they would kind of rise and fall. You know, they all, like Achilles, Icarus, you know, they all had their high points and their low points. Rachel Weisz achilleskindfall
