Actor Quotes by Olivia Williams

8 Actor quotes by Olivia Williams

Olivia Williams offers a handful of thoughtful reflections that reveal her dedication to the art. These eight quotes give a quick, sincere window into her performance philosophy.

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My very first friend was my stand-in, who's a very dear friend to this day, and she kind of saved my ass.…

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It's funny, when people want things to be very truthful and you're dealing with an inexperienced actor. I'm of the school that…

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If the role is right and it's another situation of having a benevolent genius at the head of it, someone who likes…

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I hope I never get in the situation where I refuse to audition, because I think people have a right to see…

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My father was king of the guidebooks and our holidays were always planned, taking us from a great gallery to an ace…

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That was a bizarre and unlikely event, which has misled a generation of drama students from my old drama school that dreams…

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The trouble with audition process is, when you're an unemployed actor, it's the only time you get to act, and it can…

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My parents are both lawyers, and my father always said his best cases have been returns, cases that come into his office…

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There are movies where I've walked onto the set and felt, "This is home," and I'm confident in myself and my work, but that…

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I love the ups and downs and the eccentricities of my career. The worst movies have produced some of the best friendships.

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For me, selfishly, The Postman didn't kill my career. It meant I didn't shoot straight and painfully into the limelight, but Rushmore came out…

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As an actor, you're just taking temperature. I am anyway, all the time, and responding appropriately. I was again cast very last-minute for Rushmore…

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Ewan McGregor and I said this to each other after we saw The Ghost Writer. Every time Roman Polanski did a "No, no, no!,"…

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My parents' long and happy marriage was a great ideal to live up to, but a tough one.

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Ewan McGregor is a very genial and entertaining man, and Pierce Brosnan is possibly the nicest man in the world. Actually, it was quite…

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The excruciating moments of drama are when people are allowed to show or say what they feel.

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I really needed to have something in my life, because I realized there were other things more important than my career. So I love…

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My parents taught me everything and set me up for life. I owe to them all the things I'm passionate about: music, art, the…

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Carey Mulligan is completely self-possessed. She knows what she's doing, and again, quite like the big-hitters I was talking about, my job was just…

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