Rose Byrne
Rose Byrne
Mary Rose Byrne is an Australian actress. Byrne made her screen debut in 1992 with a small role in the film Dallas Doll. In 2000, she played a leading role in the Australian film The Goddess of 1967, which brought her a Venice Film Festival award for Best Actress. From 2007 to 2012, she played Ellen Parsons in the cable television series Damages, which earned her two Golden Globe and two Emmy nominations. Along with co-star Glenn Close, she appeared...
NationalityAustralian
ProfessionActress
Date of Birth24 July 1979
CountryAustralia
The British are so funny.
There's a lot of intensity when you're on a set. And then it just goes away and no one's giving you attention or flooding you with compliments.
As an artist I just think comedic actors are really underrated.
TV is very much a producer and writer or creator-driven machine in the States. And I'm the kind of actor that needs to be pushed and have someone on my case a little bit, so I suffer from that.
Where I am now, you're very much at everybody else's mercy. You have no control over your career in a lot of ways. It's just important to know what your own goals are, because that's empowering.
I've already started saying that I'm 30 when I'm still 29. That way, I'm already there.
Making a film is an incredibly technical undertaking.
I liked the Beastie Boys and A Tribe Called Quest and Cypress Hill.
I'm in love with the city. You can impress an Australian with a city, but you can't impress them with a beach.
TV is a completely different discipline, which I think I am still learning about. You just have to learn how to work fast and pace yourself.
I loved performing; I was always trying to impress my siblings by being a clown. I think that came from being the runt of the litter.
I'm ambitious but I'm not particularly competitive. I'll try to get roles, as I think it's healthy to go for things, but... I think there's too much competition between women already. It's important to have female solidarity and support each other and other actresses.
You see someone on the street wearing an outfit and then it's on the cover of a magazine. I love. But, you know, I'm Australian, so I'm not too flashy or glitzy.
I was very, very shy when I was little. Acting lets you access all those different parts of yourself to make the character authentic.