Rose Byrne Quotes

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• I loved performing; I was always trying to impress my siblings by being a clown. I think that came from being the runt of the…
• Being an actor is mostly about rejection and being out of work. It was a fast lesson in all of that stuff.
• I tend to spiral out of control if I'm not working. I get panicked and don't know what to do with myself.
• I'm ambitious but I'm not particularly competitive. I'll try to get roles, as I think it's healthy to go for things, but... I think there's…
• The British are so funny. It's like they can't believe I lived in Hackney. 'You could live in Bondi Beach. Why would you want to…
• They think I'm depressed because I look serious in photos. It's usually because I'm just nervous. But I've stopped dressing for other people. If I…
• TV is very much a producer and writer or creator-driven machine in the States. And I'm the kind of actor that needs to be pushed…
• Where I am now, you're very much at everybody else's mercy. You have no control over your career in a lot of ways. It's just…
• You see someone on the street wearing an outfit and then it's on the cover of a magazine. I love. But, you know, I'm Australian,…
• I've already started saying that I'm 30 when I'm still 29. That way, I'm already there.
• I liked the Beastie Boys and A Tribe Called Quest and Cypress Hill.
• I'm in love with the city. You can impress an Australian with a city, but you can't impress them with a beach.
• My parents were so relaxed by the time I was growing up that I got away with a lot more.
• Art, a book, a painting, a song, can definitely inspire change, whether it's a small change or a big change but you know there's novels…
• The physical environment of L.A. is really beautiful. It's actually kinda fun, too, if you're working. It's just not really fun if you're not working…
• Anything can happen.  Anything happens all the time.
• Here in L.A. the standard of beauty is kind of ridiculous. I want to be doing this when I'm in my fifties and sixties and…
• I often do very serious roles, but really I am a big clown.
• I see myself more as a character actress than a celebrity.
• I think its important to keep an element of fear about yourself because it makes you appreciate the jobs.

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