I just don't believe you're capable of being an actor unless you have a desire to experience your emotions in a public way. Romola Garai actorcapabledesire Change image and share on social
Female ambition is such a complicated thing to play because it is an aggressive quality, and people respond very badly to women exhibiting any kind of aggression. Romola Garai aggressionaggressiveambition Change image and share on social
I love my home, spend as much time in London as I can, and try wherever possible to avoid travelling for work. Sometimes I think I'm really badly equipped to be an actress. Romola Garai actressavoidbadly Change image and share on social
Nowadays, most women just assume they have a right to be in the workplace, and any kind of discrimination they suffer is sort of more creeping. Romola Garai assumecreepdiscrimination Change image and share on social
I think one of the reasons I've done so much period work is because I feel so depressed by how society chooses to represent women in contemporary work. Romola Garai choosecontemporarydepress Change image and share on social
I would love to live free of the fear and sadness and real desperation that I think the effect of childbirth has on women, especially because we are expected to be so concerned by 'recovery' from childbirth. Romola Garai childbirthconcerndesperation share on social
Films about women and their concerns are seen as frivolous, limited and, most damaging of all, niche. Romola Garai concerndamagefilm Change image and share on social
Increasingly, it's actresses doing the big fashion advertising campaigns, and now there's no distinction between actresses and models. Romola Garai actressadvertisebig Change image and share on social
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
I was brought up with a very strong sense of what can happen if your society starts to chip away at the small victories women have won for themselves. Romola Garai bringchiphappen Change image and share on social
