Miranda Richardson

Actress

1958-03-03

Quotes by Miranda Richardson

• The writing is the springboard for your intuitive stuff and then you see, maybe a colour of what you want to achieve. Then you bring in the technique you've learnt. But when you're on film, you're not always in control of that. That's what makes me believe in a kind of collective unconscious, a sort of experience you draw on.

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• My phrase has always been that I am looking for the versatility of theatre in film. I think I have been quite lucky in that so far.

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• You can have a laugh in Los Angeles, or you can weep in Los Angeles, depending on your attitude towards it.

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• I'm not someone who can lie on a beach and do nothing. I am not sure what you are supposed to do, so I get bored. I prefer to have a purpose, such as going to Alaska to see orca whales.

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• For years, I never knowingly went on a holiday. When I travelled, it was for work. Now I am a huge advocate, particularly to places which have amazing wildlife, such as Antarctica, India and Patagonia.

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