Miranda Otto
Miranda Otto
Miranda Ottois an Australian actress. The daughter of actors Barry and Lindsay Otto, and the sister of actress Gracie Otto, Brisbane-born Miranda began her acting career at age 18 in 1986, and has appeared in a variety of independent and major studio films. Otto made her major film debut in Emma's War, in which she played a teenager who moves to Australia's bush country during World War II...
NationalityAustralian
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth16 December 1967
CityBrisbane, Australia
CountryAustralia
There's such big pressure on people who are incredibly famous, on those who have people sitting outside their front door and taking photos every time they move.
I think sometimes people haven't really quite worked out how to peg me, or exactly what it is that I do. In that way, I feel lucky that I can get to play different things because they haven't quite decided what I am.
You do remember things that people say in movies. You remember particular lines and things that are funny. But, you also remember really strong images. Images have a way of bypassing your brain and hitting you emotionally. There are so many things from movies that are remembered, that are just looks on people's faces or incredible vistas or beautiful pictures. That is a very important part of cinema.
The talent of the people in Brazil was extraordinary. I thought all of the hair and make-up was really fantastic. The aesthetic there is really something to behold. They just have such a great sense of taste.
Theres such big pressure on people who are incredibly famous, on those who have people sitting outside their front door and taking photos every time they move.
You can make the best show in the world, but if people don't actually turn it on and see it, they'll never know it's the best show.
It could be a stupid thing to say, but people should realize that it is easy to get concerned about yourself and to lose contact.
With TV, the most important thing is just to get people to turn it on.
It's a career that's enticing because you go on stage, for example, and people clap. You get that affirmation, but you can't go into acting for that because it's really your own self-belief that's going to get you through.
The guys on the stunt team are really fantastic. It's really funny, because for all the aggression they have to display on screen, they're actually really happy, good- natured people.
England is very interested as well, and other countries if I could speak the languages!
I find that I get very lost in certain things and that it is hard to let go. Often, certain characteristics stay with you from characters.
When I did A Doll's House I felt like I learnt so much, ... That's another reason to do this, I wanted to push myself and see what else I could learn from doing it. Because Robyn's an actress as well, I feel like I learn a lot of technique and things from her.
Yeah, Dad can go and write a script, but if I did something else, I'd produce.