I am always naturally drawn to heroines that have human flaws because I enjoy people that have lived their life with courage and make big successes and big failures. Romola Garai bigcouragedraw Change image and share on social
My alter egos have changed a lot over the years. When I was a child, I was a black horse called Storm. Whinnying and jumping over bamboo poles in the garden took up pretty much my entire childhood. Romola Garai alterbambooblack Change image and share on social
A passion for any novel, and any character, can crystallise your ideas when you really need to be as open as possible as a performer. Romola Garai charactercrystalliseidea Change image and share on social
The advent of digitally enhancing images - and the fact that actresses weren't protesting against that - created an environment where big corporations felt like they had total ownership over the bodies of actresses. Romola Garai actressadventbig share on social
I think the problem is that there has been a kind of backlash against feminism. I think women just didn't really see themselves winning that fight, and I think that probably led to a lot women feeling trapped in a perpetual cycle of disappointment - trying to be feminists and failing to be. Romola Garai backlashcycledisappointment share on social
I'm fundamentally a busy person; I spend my time doing useful things and profoundly useless things! Romola Garai busyfundamentallyperson Change image and share on social
If you are an actress in L.A., on your 40th birthday they should just hand you the keys to the lunatic asylum. Romola Garai 40thactressasylum Change image and share on social
There was quite a lot of lying around in fields at Stonar, a small independent girls' school in the country near Bath. It was a non-selective school and the right environment for me: academically not particularly pushy. Romola Garai academicallybathcountry share on social
In a way, I'd rather go into an interview and be disliked, and have unpleasant things written about me, than to have a wonderful, glowing article written that is in no way a reflection of who I am. Romola Garai articledislikeglow Change image and share on social
Normally, when you're working on something, there are other characters that you have alliances with, and you have unified goals with some characters. Romola Garai alliancecharactergoal Change image and share on social