When you're young and starting out, the big hurdle is to relax enough in rehearsal so that you don't feel intimidated. The more work you've done, the more you can experiment in rehearsal and not have to worry about getting the sack. Hattie Morahan More Quotes by Hattie Morahan More Quotes From Hattie Morahan Acting on stage is a living organism you can never pin down, and I believe the audience feeds off that, too. Hattie Morahan down-and acting believe Ive obviously got one of those faces that people can forget. Hattie Morahan faces forget people For a long time, I did feel aware that I wasnt pretty or bubbly enough. Nor was I sexy-looking. Hattie Morahan sexy enough long I am always really buzzed after each performance, and at around one in the morning, Ill hit a brick wall and need to sleep. Hattie Morahan wall sleep morning I'm just interested in things that move me and make me think, make me laugh. Hattie Morahan laugh think me make-me-laugh I'm sure my mum was a huge influence on my wanting to be an actress: just seeing her doing it, seeing her love it, caring about it. Invest in something, take it seriously and be so wonderful. Hattie Morahan doing influence caring love I suppose one of the things that interest me about acting is unpicking what makes people tick and why they do what they do and what it means to be human. Hattie Morahan things me acting people What's exciting about theatre is observing human behaviour. You're constantly making judgments about body language, the physical, the emotional, the intellectual. Hattie Morahan you theatre language body I've had so many experiences where everyone is very polite about each other's working process, which can lead to work where everyone seems to be in different plays. Hattie Morahan everyone different process work It's true: theatre has been part of my life for as long as I can remember. I always liked everything about it. As a child, I used to get so excited about performing, I'd get the giggles. Hattie Morahan my-life child life long Throughout my life, I've known that if I change my hair, if I change my look, people I know will blank me in the street. Hattie Morahan my-life me change life I love the virtuosity and imaginative chutzpah of 'Da Vinci's Demons,' and not just because my boyfriend is in it! Hattie Morahan demons just-because just love I'm halfway through Patti Smith's memoir 'Just Kids,' which is heart-stoppingly vivid. It drips with beauty and hope and devastating candour. I don't want it to end. Hattie Morahan end hope want beauty I became hooked on 'In Treatment,' which was so finely written and performed. Such a simple idea, and yet it delved into very complex territory with real grace and humanity. Hattie Morahan real grace simple humanity I heard David Sedaris read live recently which was a complete delight. Few writers make me laugh out loud on the bus. He does. Hattie Morahan laugh live me make-me-laugh I would definitely say I'm a feminist. To me, it just means being attentive and mindful. It's about equality and equal treatment. It feels like a gut instinct. Hattie Morahan say like me equality There's a pressure to conform to particular images, and it feels a pretty exclusive pool of body image or facial image that is considered appealing. And in a way, that feels like pre-judging what an audience might actually want. Hattie Morahan pool body pressure way Cate Blanchett and Eileen Atkins are definitely among my top five actresses whose work I aspire to. Hattie Morahan top aspire five work I am fascinated by people's flaws and delusions: all the messy bits of human nature we all try to pretend we don't have. Hattie Morahan i-am flaws nature people Because I didn't go to drama school, I didn't start in the business with any toolbox apart from enthusiasm and instinct. I'd throw everything at a part and sometimes realise that I had hit my limits. Hattie Morahan limits business sometimes school
