Laura Carmichael Quotes

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• You have to have sympathy for and an empathy with a character in order to play them.
• As actors, you play people who are not yourselves!
• I certainly never saw myself as posh.
• I cry at films and TV and even adverts.
• I don't really get recognised very much.
• I have such a huge girl crush on Beyonce.
• I think it must be so hard to start your career with everyone going on about how gorgeous you are. To be in that bracket…
• I'm from Southampton.
• I'm not recognised much at all.
• I've not sat with my agent going: 'Where is the next hopeless girl I can play?' They just come along.
• In the U.K., there is a sort of obsession with class.
• It's beneficial to play against your type; to be chameleon-like.
• When I emerge from filming I feel slightly out of synch with real life, but it's also a relief.
• When I'm in a tricky situation I often think: 'What would Beyonce do?' It helps.
• I did all sorts of jobs after drama school - working in a bar, as a teaching assistant. I probably learned as much from them…
• Playing a plainer role means everything is dependent on the credentials of the actor, not the fact that they are as pretty as Julia Roberts.…
• I have two sisters, and we are the best of friends.
• My history teacher was utterly terrifying, but her lessons were very inspiring. She got me interested in people and stories, which then led me to…
• I grew up listening in awe to stories of their wartime adventures. My granny, Joan, was a journalist and wrote amazing letters to my grandpa…
• We all have hierarchies at work - even on set, the runner would never walk up to the director and ask for a cup of…

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