Rosamund Pike

“I have a natural propensity to be sinister.”

“You don't want to be ungenerous, but you also don't want to be a doormat.”

“Anonymity is a luxury.”

“The wonderful thing about acting is that you can continually be surprised by yourself.”

“I think it's very important to not be afraid to fail.”

“I like the idea of being a chameleon. It's the actor's job to be a chameleon.”

“There's a freedom in playing a character who is sort of monstrous.”

“The thing about being an actor is that you're acting. It's not you.”

“You have to find the humanity in the character.”

“I think it's a very old and deep-seated ambition of mine to be a character actress.”

“I enjoy the research part of acting. It's like being a detective.”

“I've often been told I'm a bit of an old soul.”

“I think it's good to be a little bit frightened.”

“You can't really control how people are going to react to you.”

“The more you do, the more you realize, 'Oh, I'm not going to be a good director.'”

“The moment you feel you've arrived is the moment you should probably quit.”