I couldn't get any of the ingenue roles when younger because at 5 feet 9 inches with a deep voice I was always too... genue. My career has completely happened since I was 29. Olivia Williams careercompletelydeep Change image and share on social
The way I miss my daughter Esme is to worry about her. It is not a pleasurable longing. It contorts my body and scrambles my brain, makes me stop breathing, clench my jaw and my fists, it makes me frown, and makes me blind and deaf, in fact entirely without sensory perception. Olivia Williams blindbodybrain share on social
My parents have always been cool. They even became surrogates to friends of mine who didn't have such supportive parents. Olivia Williams coolfriendmine Change image and share on social
I've been lucky enough to kiss three James Bonds on screen: Pierce Brosnan, George Lazenby and Daniel Craig. Olivia Williams bondbrosnancraig Change image and share on social
There's this absurd situation on a movie set where your trailer's here and the set is here and the lunch tent is here, and you're not allowed to get yourself from these three places. Olivia Williams absurdallowlunch Change image and share on social
I'm a mixture of Anglo-Saxon, a bit of Spanish and one-eighth American. I've often wondered if I have an Asiatic ancestor from the East as well because I have deep-set eyes. Make-up artists are constantly trying to shade my eyelids, and I have to point out that I don't have any! Olivia Williams americanancestoranglo share on social
Family holidays and weekends are really brightly colored memories, full of my mother and father, rather than our nannies and au pairs. Olivia Williams brightlycolorefamily Change image and share on social
When the Hollywood thing happened, I thought at some point I'd get to the front of the queue: 'Yes, hello, I'd like to play that role.' But you don't. You just join a different queue. Olivia Williams fronthappenhollywood Change image and share on social
From a very young age, I wanted to get up on stage whenever I went to the theatre - the actors just seemed to be having so much fun. One of my worries about theatre, in fact, is that the actors are quite often having more fun than the audience. Olivia Williams actorageaudience share on social
I have many debates now with friends on the changes, and the continuing confusion over bringing up your children, instilling values, letting them make the right choices. Olivia Williams bringchildchoice Change image and share on social
