I'm very different to my mum. I'm not as beautiful as she is, nor - she probably despairs about this - as groomed. I certainly rebelled against her idea of looking well turned-out. I spent several years with a shaved… — Natascha McElhone Copy Share Image
I have wanted to act since I was three and that is what I hunger for. I want to play roles that are as diverse and contradictory as possible. As for the rest, I can take it or leave it. I know we are living in this world that is celebrity-obsessed and that comes hand in hand with making movies.… — Natascha Mcelhone Copy Share
If someone approaches me in the street, I'm on the defensive. Some actors are like flowers basking in the sun, they love the attention,… — Natascha Mcelhone Copy Share Image
I always think I love work, and I knew early on that I wanted to be an actress. Then I meet people who have… — Natascha McElhone Copy Share Image
I first met my husband when I was 15. He was very cool, in a band, all that kind of thing, but he took a long time to grow up. Our paths crossed again 10 years later, and after about two weeks I knew that was it. I'm glad I met him when I did, even though I was fairly… — Natascha McElhone Copy Share
I was brought up by a Marxist rationalist stepfather, so I don't believe in the supernatural or religion or horoscopes, and the absolute nature… — Natascha McElhone Copy Share Image
I think the difference between finding happiness, or moments of happiness, is how you choose to interpret things. That's a rather shocking responsibility. That… — Natascha McElhone Copy Share Image
Growing up, I wasn't allowed dolls, and my brothers weren't allowed guns. I inherited my brothers' clothes. I was never dressed in pink, and… — Natascha McElhone Copy Share Image
Mum left school at 15, and after a few years of modelling and dating jazz musicians, was married by 21 to my father, Mike… — Natascha McElhone Copy Share Image
Living with very limited expectations is a much more immediate way of living. You really do just make the best of everything you have.… — Natascha McElhone Copy Share Image
I play Nitin Sawhney's 'Letting Go' repeatedly, nonstop. I find it transformative. I'm so glad iPods were invented so I didn't have to drive… — Natascha McElhone Copy Share Image
