Rosamund Pike
Rosamund Pike
Rosamund Mary Ellen Pikeis an English actress. She began her acting career by appearing in stage productions such as Romeo and Juliet and Skylight. She made her screen debut in the television film A Rather English Marriage, followed by television roles in Wives and Daughtersand Love in a Cold Climate. She received international recognition for her film debut as Bond girl Miranda Frost in Die Another Day, for which she received the Empire Award for Best Newcomer. Following her breakthrough,...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth27 January 1979
CityLondon, England
Looking back, I just think I was a really average sort of girl.
If someone makes you feel wrong-footed, you're unlikely to find them witty.
I'd like people to get a sense of who I am, yet I want to keep my privacy, too.
I think I'll be flavor of the month when I'm in my fifties.
I long for the day when there are things I feel strongly about politically.
You just never know who's going to have chemistry. You can put two of the sexiest people in the world together, and they could be completely flat.
As a woman, you feel that you shouldn't want to better yourself against others. Ambition has become such an ugly word, hasn't it?
Actresses generally aren't allowed to have haircuts, because short hair isn't considered as versatile.
Perhaps misguidedly, I always admire the people who are so polished.
I find I clash sometimes with people who like to plan things and book you in for lunch. I'd rather someone call me up, say: 'Are you free tonight and d'you wanna go to the roller-disco? Or play pool?'
I think I was lucky in that I wasn't one of those girls who are told they are pretty the whole time. I never got that. Nor did I ever obsess about my looks as a teenager.
I do know that the key to anything good is feeling relaxed and free. That's the main thing that you can offer yourself as an actor.
I saw a lot of operas from backstage and watched a lot of rehearsals - my parents were singers.
The films not just about love, but growing up as well.