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> [If you are a 19-year-old woman, there are very specific things that directors and the people in positions of power in the industry - who tend to be older men - are going to want you to be and do.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/romola-garai/if-you-are-a-19-year-old-woman-there-are-very-specific-things-that/)

[Romola Garai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/romola-garai/)

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## More by Romola Garai

> [If you have the opportunity as an actor to control your career in any way, then you've won the jackpot.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/romola-garai/if-you-have-the-opportunity-as-an-actor-to-control-your-career-in-any/)

[Romola Garai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/romola-garai/)

> [I don't really want to play parts that I think are not fully developed or fleshed out, especially with female roles.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/romola-garai/i-don-t-really-want-to-play-parts-that-i-think-are-not-fully/)

[Romola Garai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/romola-garai/)

> [I get grumpy about the innate conservatism of our tastes; I love bold theatre, and I get annoyed when a heritage piece is really…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/romola-garai/i-get-grumpy-about-the-innate-conservatism-of-our-tastes-i-love-bold/)

[Romola Garai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/romola-garai/)

> [Increasingly, it's actresses doing the big fashion advertising campaigns, and now there's no distinction between actresses and models.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/romola-garai/increasingly-it-s-actresses-doing-the-big-fashion-advertising/)

[Romola Garai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/romola-garai/)

> [I would argue that something dark is lurking between the sexes, and that it is seeping out into cinema.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/romola-garai/i-would-argue-that-something-dark-is-lurking-between-the-sexes-and/)

[Romola Garai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/romola-garai/)

> [You don't have to conform to a very specific aesthetic today, whereas 1950s women definitely had to.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/romola-garai/you-don-t-have-to-conform-to-a-very-specific-aesthetic-today-whereas/)

[Romola Garai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/romola-garai/)

> [The last thing a director needs is an actress who feels an ownership towards a particular character.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/romola-garai/the-last-thing-a-director-needs-is-an-actress-who-feels-an-ownership/)

[Romola Garai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/romola-garai/)

> [When you're on stage, you build strong relationships with the actors, but it's a story you tell with the audience - you have to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/romola-garai/when-you-re-on-stage-you-build-strong-relationships-with-the-actors/)

[Romola Garai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/romola-garai/)

> [It's hard for actors to have to deal with the fact that they pour so much into their character, but the audience might have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/romola-garai/it-s-hard-for-actors-to-have-to-deal-with-the-fact-that-they-pour-so/)

[Romola Garai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/romola-garai/)

> [We live in a society where children are expected to become adults overnight.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/romola-garai/we-live-in-a-society-where-children-are-expected-to-become-adults/)

[Romola Garai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/romola-garai/)

> [I wouldn't want to direct - I think that's a very different job. You have to be a very specific type of person to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/romola-garai/i-wouldn-t-want-to-direct-i-think-that-s-a-very-different-job-you/)

[Romola Garai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/romola-garai/)

> [Our conception of 1950s underwear is a lovely vintage aesthetic, but actually, wearing stockings with no elastic and a girdle was heavy duty.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/romola-garai/our-conception-of-1950s-underwear-is-a-lovely-vintage-aesthetic-but/)

[Romola Garai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/romola-garai/)

> [I love '30 Rock.' Absolutely love it. It's a game-changing show.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/romola-garai/i-love-30-rock-absolutely-love-it-it-s-a-game-changing-show/)

[Romola Garai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/romola-garai/)

> [I wish I was a more adventurous person in a way. But actually, security is a really big deal for me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/romola-garai/i-wish-i-was-a-more-adventurous-person-in-a-way-but-actually-security/)

[Romola Garai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/romola-garai/)

> [I think the problem is that there has been a kind of backlash against feminism. I think women just didn't really see themselves winning…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/romola-garai/i-think-the-problem-is-that-there-has-been-a-kind-of-backlash-against/)

[Romola Garai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/romola-garai/)

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