Andrea Riseborough

Sometimes you need to break away from something in order to know how much you need or want it.

I subscribe to no religion. But I believe that in the creation of art, there can be moments of God.

I think impersonation is a great art. It's something that I enjoy doing, in a frivolous and lighthearted way. But I don't flatter myself to think I'm an impersonator.

I got my Equity Card from Berkeley Rep when I was 22 years old. I was cast in David Saar's 'The Yellow Boat.'

Life should be blissful, and blissful doesn't mean just a small happiness. It's huge. It is profound.

I'd love to own Newstead, partly because it belonged to Lord Byron, but also to try to uncover what dark secrets really lie beneath.