Romola Garai
Romola Garai
Romola Sadie Garaiis an English actress, writer, director. She is known for appearing in the films Amazing Grace, Atonement, and Glorious 39, and in BBC series such as Emma, The Hour and The Crimson Petal and the White. She has been nominated twice for a Golden Globe Award and is BAFTA nominated...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth6 August 1982
CityHong Kong, China
sexy thinking people
I want people to think I'm sexy, but to know also that I've got an ordinary body and not feel intimidated.
thinking actors emotion
I think with the best actors, emotion is something that has no kind of check in them.
character assessment actors
It's hard for actors to have to deal with the fact that they pour so much into their character, but the audience might have a negative assessment of them.
fiction science-fiction science-love
I love science fiction. I read a lot of science fiction.
games rocks shows
I love '30 Rock.' Absolutely love it. It's a game-changing show.
believe desire way
I just don't believe you're capable of being an actor unless you have a desire to experience your emotions in a public way.
motherhood conflict capacity
Motherhood so often comes in conflict with women's capacity to express and live their own lives.
character passion ideas
A passion for any novel, and any character, can crystallise your ideas when you really need to be as open as possible as a performer.
gender
I have always been interested in gender politics, so I'm not that keen on doing things that don't represent a truth about women.
thinking telling-stories term
I get quite disappointed that we're still telling stories that I think are problematic in terms of what they're saying about women.
writing thinking appreciate
If you read reviews that you think by their very nature are not respectful of the actresses involved or not appreciating the work as it should be, I think you should write to reviewers or comment and say, "Are you kidding me?"
successful annoyed theatre
I get grumpy about the innate conservatism of our tastes; I love bold theatre, and I get annoyed when a heritage piece is really successful.
get-up cheated united-nations
I cheated at the Model United Nations when I was 13 and had to get up and apologise in front of the whole conference.
being-pretty bonnets i-can
I can't spend the rest of my life being pretty in a bonnet.