Saoirse Ronan

I've found that I'd be the first one to cut lines.

— Saoirse Ronan

If you don't have eyebrows, you don't really have a face.

— Saoirse Ronan

That's what acting is. You're pretending to be someone else.

— Saoirse Ronan

My name means freedom in Irish.

— Saoirse Ronan

We grew up with a camera in front of us.

— Saoirse Ronan

I think if my child died I would prefer it if I were dead.

— Saoirse Ronan

I listen to everything. I love The Chemical Brothers.

— Saoirse Ronan

I would never want to move to L.A.

— Saoirse Ronan

I was born in New York, so I'd love to study at New York University.

— Saoirse Ronan

I've always wanted to act and I grew up a little on film sets when my dad was working as an actor.

— Saoirse Ronan

For me, clothes are about individuality. When I wear things that are different and it works, it makes me feel good.

— Saoirse Ronan

I think acting is something that is within you. It's a very natural thing for me. It comes from myself, really.

— Saoirse Ronan

Learning is the most important thing, no mater how you do it, or where you do it, or who you do it…

— Saoirse Ronan

I play basketball, I surf and swim and go to the cinema and listen to music and read. I like shopping.

— Saoirse Ronan

I like books that are exciting and that make you think about things as well.

— Saoirse Ronan

I don't think you could get anything worse than losing a child. I think if my child died, I would prefer it…

— Saoirse Ronan

I will always have a child in me. That is what Pete Jackson has got, what a lot of the directors I…

— Saoirse Ronan

When I can't get the character out of my head, and I'm in my bedroom and I start to actually act out…

— Saoirse Ronan

There's no one out there like Quentin Tarantino. His films have a signature look, and they never just stick to the same…

— Saoirse Ronan

It's too distracting to read about yourself. You want to be perfect and you want everyone to love you, and that's never…

— Saoirse Ronan

I was actually born in New York. We lived there until I was three so I grew up watching Sesame Street and…

— Saoirse Ronan

I don't know what kind of swag I'd get if I were extra Irish. It would just be, like, extra potatoes. Or…

— Saoirse Ronan

I don't mind doing the whole red carpet thing when I have to when it comes to publicizing a movie. But besides…

— Saoirse Ronan

I think when you get on with the actors that you're working with, even if you do have really intimate scenes, as…

— Saoirse Ronan

I think 'Twilight' was such a phenomenon that it will be awhile before anything like that will happen again. Cause it really…

— Saoirse Ronan

I've always been quite mature because of the way my parents brought me up. They were very good at talking to me…

— Saoirse Ronan

I saw 'Clueless' probably when I was about 8 or 9 years old. And, I had certain films that I would fall…

— Saoirse Ronan

It's not work, it is more of a passion. It is so much fun and it is really makes you feel great…

— Saoirse Ronan

I remember being on Atonement and it felt very right to be there. There was so much excitement every day. I remember…

— Saoirse Ronan

We've done a lot of films now about the IRA, we can move on from all that. I loved '71 because I…

— Saoirse Ronan

I certainly don't feel like I am desperate to run away from a film set. I love the hustle and bustle. Everything…

— Saoirse Ronan

There's so many modern films where the fans take one side or the other. I'm hoping this isn't going to be like…

— Saoirse Ronan

I like to get far away from myself when I'm acting.

— Saoirse Ronan

I really want to go to college.

— Saoirse Ronan

I'm Irish, so I'm messing all the time. Which means, I'm having a laugh. I'm always making jokes.

— Saoirse Ronan

I think I do believe in the afterlife; I have heard stories from people who I can completely trust that have seen…

— Saoirse Ronan

I like my characters to be ones I think about long after I've finished reading the script.

— Saoirse Ronan

I've basically grown up with Harry Potter, as so many kids my age have. It's kind of a part of my life.

— Saoirse Ronan

The majority of teenagers don't even make eye contact with people, even people of the same age.

— Saoirse Ronan

I've grown up with my parents' music tastes, listening to Fleetwood Mac and the Rolling Stones.

— Saoirse Ronan