I've done a few costume dramas, and people say, 'What was it like wearing the costumes? Did they really help you with your character?,' and most of the time it doesn't make any difference. You're wearing something a bit weird,… — Romola Garai Copy Share Image
There's no way I could ring up a company that was lending me a red-carpet dress and say, 'Do you have it in a 10?' Because all the press samples are an 8 - I would say a 'small 8.' — Romola Garai Copy Share Image
If you have the opportunity as an actor to control your career in any way, then you've won the jackpot. — Romola Garai Copy Share Image
I don't really want to play parts that I think are not fully developed or fleshed out, especially with female roles. — Romola Garai Copy Share Image
I get grumpy about the innate conservatism of our tastes; I love bold theatre, and I get annoyed when a heritage piece is really… — Romola Garai Copy Share Image
Increasingly, it's actresses doing the big fashion advertising campaigns, and now there's no distinction between actresses and models. — Romola Garai Copy Share Image
I would argue that something dark is lurking between the sexes, and that it is seeping out into cinema. — Romola Garai Copy Share Image
You don't have to conform to a very specific aesthetic today, whereas 1950s women definitely had to. — Romola Garai Copy Share Image
The last thing a director needs is an actress who feels an ownership towards a particular character. — Romola Garai Copy Share Image
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… — Romola Garai Copy Share Image
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… — Romola Garai Copy Share Image
We live in a society where children are expected to become adults overnight. — Romola Garai Copy Share Image
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… — Romola Garai Copy Share Image
Our conception of 1950s underwear is a lovely vintage aesthetic, but actually, wearing stockings with no elastic and a girdle was heavy duty. — Romola Garai Copy Share Image
