We had an ancient Russian acting coach at my drama school who said the worst offense you could commit was to let your subtext show. That is the point of acting, is to be saying one thing and not be… — Olivia Williams Copy Share Image
I am a pathetic and gushing Nick Hornby fan, and I wanted to be in High Fidelity, and I wanted to be in About… — Olivia Williams Copy Share Image
My very first friend was my stand-in, who's a very dear friend to this day, and she kind of saved my ass. She told… — Olivia Williams Copy Share Image
It was as big as a Beatles concert, I guess. Friends was unbelievably popular in Britain, and it was incredibly exciting. I had never… — Olivia Williams Copy Share Image
I guess maybe I was hired to play in the Doll House because of my dinner scene in The Sixth Sense, which has been… — Olivia Williams Copy Share Image
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… — Olivia Williams Copy Share Image
I love the ups and downs and the eccentricities of my career. The worst movies have produced some of the best friendships. — Olivia Williams Copy Share Image
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… — Olivia Williams Copy Share Image
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… — Olivia Williams Copy Share Image
Ewan McGregor and I said this to each other after we saw The Ghost Writer. Every time Roman Polanski did a "No, no, no!,"… — Olivia Williams Copy Share Image
My parents' long and happy marriage was a great ideal to live up to, but a tough one. — Olivia Williams Copy Share Image
Ewan McGregor is a very genial and entertaining man, and Pierce Brosnan is possibly the nicest man in the world. Actually, it was quite… — Olivia Williams Copy Share Image
The excruciating moments of drama are when people are allowed to show or say what they feel. — Olivia Williams Copy Share Image
