Saoirse Ronan

“There's no one out there like Quentin Tarantino. His films have a signature look, and they never just stick to the same kind of story.”

“My whole life I try to make into a comedy, so it would be nice to see that onscreen.”

“I think acting is something that is within you. It's a very natural thing for me. It comes from myself, really.”

“All teenagers want to rebel a little and break away. But I think you are always going to want to go back to your parents for that safety they provide.”

“I like to get far away from myself when I'm acting.”

“I've never really felt like I was a child actor. Just an actor who happened to be quite young.”

“If you don't have eyebrows, you don't really have a face.”

“I was born in New York, so I'd love to study at New York University.”

“I know most of the photographers in Ireland. And if I don't want my photograph taken, they will leave me alone.”

“I've always been quite mature because of the way my parents brought me up. They were very good at talking to me like a person rather than a baby, and I was around so many actors and directors from such a young age because my dad is an actor. I was more comfortable with adults rather than actually being an adult child.”

“I like books that are exciting and that make you think about things as well.”

“I was actually born in New York. We lived there until I was three so I grew up watching Sesame Street and hearing the accent. You are a sponge at that age, soaking everything up.”

“I've always wanted to act and I grew up a little on film sets when my dad was working as an actor.”

“I love cleaning. I love mopping the floor. If you need your floor mopped, I'm there.”

“I like my characters to be ones I think about long after I've finished reading the script.”

“I think if my child died I would prefer it if I were dead.”

“I wouldn't go down the route of having an assistant. I don't want to be like that. I want to be normal.”

“That's what acting is. You're pretending to be someone else.”

“I'm a huge Wes Anderson fan. I literally love every single film. He hasn't made a bad film; I've seen every single one. They've all been brilliant, from 'Bottle Rocket' up to 'Moonrise Kingdom,' they've all been wonderful.”

“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.”