Rosamund Pike

“Success is freedom - scripts coming your way and getting to choose the stories you want to tell.”

“It was in New York, and I've always wanted to film in New York. And the writer was a teenage friend of mine. We did youth theatre together when we were 16 and always had a dream of making a film together. And ten years later, we've done it. So it's great.”

“I saw a lot of operas from backstage and watched a lot of rehearsals - my parents were singers.”

“I decided to finish at Oxford because I looked up at the top of the buildings - the gargoyles and spires - and decided to stay.”

“If someone makes you feel wrong-footed, you're unlikely to find them witty.”

“The response to Pride has been so overwhelming. I mean, people have really loved it. And it's so rewarding because we had such a fun time making that film, and it was made with so much heart, that it's lovely that people seem to be responding in kind to that.”

“Peter Chelsom and Edgar Wright are totally different directors and worlds apart, but both really accomplished directors who are certain of how they want to make a film.”

“I'm not frightened of what people will think an more. Because, you know, when you're a teenager or in your early 20s, you're always frightened of what people will think.”

“I work in the entertainment industry, and I like to be entertained.”

“I used to get nervous just going to the stage door, seeing people waiting to talk to me. I was afraid of being caught out in some way or not being right.”

“I've been doing Pride and Prejudice all summer, so suddenly the chance to be holed up with a bunch of marines is quite attractive, and probably a necessary dose of male energy.”

“I think I was lucky in that I wasn't one of those girls who are told they are pretty the whole time. I never got that. Nor did I ever obsess about my looks as a teenager.”

“היא מאוד קשוחה, וצריכה להיות כזאת, כי לא קל להיות אישה בצמרת. היא אחת ויחידה, כוכבת אמיתית.”

“את ג'ודי דנץ' תמיד הערצתי, היא מאוד אנושית ויש לה נוכחות.”

“תמיד העמדתי פנים שאני מישהי אחרת, גרמנייה או צרפתייה. אשמח לגלם רוסייה. אני נהדרת במבטאים.”

“נכון שיש משהו סקסיסטי בבונד, אבל עם הסרטים לאורך השנים, תפקידי הנשים גדלו והשתפרו. הן כבר לא רק סמלי מין.”

“אני מודעת לכך שהפרטיות שלי תיפגע, אבל זה חלק מהמקצוע. שחקנים שבוכים שקשה להם לחיות באור הזרקורים, שיישארו בבית ויפסיקו לצאת לפתיחות ולמסיבות ולמקומות בהם יש צלמים.”

“אותי לא תראו עם ביקיני על שערי מגזינים לגברים. סבתא שלי לימדה אותי שעדיף לגלות טפח ולכסות טפחיים, וגם לדעתי יותר סקסי להשאיר מקום לדמיון.”

“I didn't know where film came from when I was under 10. I just thought I'd be a stage actress. I always knew money would be tough, but that never frightened me.”

“I look my best when I'm totally free, on holiday, walking on the beach.”