Greta Scacchi
Greta Scacchi
Greta Scacchiis an Italian-Australian actress known for her roles in the films White Mischief, Presumed Innocent and The Player. She won an Emmy Award in 1996 for her portrayal of Empress Alexandra Fyodorovna of Russia in the television film, Rasputin: Dark Servant of Destiny...
NationalityItalian
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth18 February 1960
CityMilan, Italy
CountryItaly
scripts
Once, I had so many scripts coming to me that I could hardly read them all.
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I had to turn down things that were sometimes at the expense of my career in order to find variety, in an effort not to be pigeon-holed.
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When I was bringing my daughter up alone, my bank manager came over for tea so he could tell me how worried he was about my overdraft.
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I always knew it was going to be difficult when I got beyong 40, but I didn't realise it would start at 35.
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I felt the thrill of a journey in a play where the writer gives you the power to take the audience with you, to have it eating out of your hand.
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I have invested some money and I have a home, but people don't realise that you might only be working for a few weeks of the year and remain unemployed the rest of the time.
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I look for people who're passionate, dedicated to the text, and in whom I trust completely.
running night keys
On the stage, you alone hold the key, and on the night you have to trust that the director has inspired you enough to take the material and run with it.
commitment world persons
Im more keen on the person Im involved with showing me his commitment rather than going through a marriage to display commitment to the world.
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I avoided nudity unless a film couldnt be told without those scenes. If you look at my films, few of them have that element, yet nudity and male fantasies have become emblematic of my work.
heathen
I'm a heathen when it comes to marriage.
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I have done everything I can to make sure my daughter knows her father because you form your own identity by rebelling against your parents - but first you have to know them.
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With a theatre audience there's always the additional sense of a sustained challenge of which I'm acutely aware and for which you need to have the tools ready - your voice, physicality, brain.
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Theatre is a sacred space for actors. You are responsible; you are in the driving-seat.