Laura Carmichael Quotes
Quotations and aphorisms by Laura Carmichael:
In the U.K., there is a sort of obsession with class.
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I'm not recognised much at all.
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I'm from Southampton.
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We all have hierarchies at work - even on set, the runner would never walk up to the director and ask for a cup of coffee.
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It's beneficial to play against your type; to be chameleon-like.
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In a way, it's good not to be recognised as much off screen.
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I grew up listening in awe to stories of their wartime adventures. My granny, Joan, was a journalist and wrote amazing letters to my grandpa when he was a prisoner of war, while my nana, Mary, was a Land Girl, then a Wren. They were so independent, resilient and glamorous.
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I have such a huge girl crush on Beyonce.
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My history teacher was utterly terrifying, but her lessons were very inspiring. She got me interested in people and stories, which then led me to acting.
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I certainly never saw myself as posh.
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There's something about wearing clothes that your great-grandmother might have thought were nice that makes you look older.
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I've not sat with my agent going: 'Where is the next hopeless girl I can play?' They just come along.
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I'd love to work in the States; I'd love to work anywhere where you get a good script and a good part to play. But I do love British film as well.
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As actors, you play people who are not yourselves!
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The Twenties have this sort of attitude where you never know what's around the corner.
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When I emerge from filming I feel slightly out of synch with real life, but it's also a relief.
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There is no way I'd have wanted to live in the Twenties. It was really crap for women.
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I don't really get recognised very much.
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When I'm in a tricky situation I often think: 'What would Beyonce do?' It helps.
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I did all sorts of jobs after drama school - working in a bar, as a teaching assistant. I probably learned as much from them as I did at drama school.
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Playing a plainer role means everything is dependent on the credentials of the actor, not the fact that they are as pretty as Julia Roberts. People start to look at their talent rather than their appearance. And playing the ugly part often means less time in the make-up chair, which is a great benefit on set.
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I'm rubbish at Twitter.
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I've been really lucky because I've managed to become wonderful friends with a handful of very talented British designers. Christopher Kane has become one of my very good friends - also Erdem. Jonathan Saunders is another brilliant talent who's very kind. We all hang out.
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I have two sisters, and we are the best of friends.
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Sometimes we do things that are really awful.
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You have to have sympathy for and an empathy with a character in order to play them.
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No one goes through life thinking that they're the best friend of the lead character.
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I cry at films and TV and even adverts.
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I think as an actor you're used to having to travel, so wherever the work, is you're willing to go.
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I think it must be so hard to start your career with everyone going on about how gorgeous you are. To be in that bracket must be so pressurised.
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If I'm tweeting about being somewhere, and I haven't replied to somebody's email from three days ago, that's quite rude.
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