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
I get nonplussed by all the Fifties retro-revival aesthetic. Would we really want to be in our pinnies in our kitchen weeping? I find the kitchen, housewifey aesthetic repugnant. Romola Garai aestheticfiftyfind Change image and share on social
We live in a society where children are expected to become adults overnight. Romola Garai adultchildexpect 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
Someone like David Tennant is able to embrace people's love for 'Doctor Who' in a totally positive way. I have huge admiration for people who are able to do that. Romola Garai admirationdaviddoctor Change image and share on social
I wouldn't want to direct - I think that's a very different job. You have to be a very specific type of person to do that. Romola Garai directjobperson Change image and share on social
I realise there's an innate paradox in promoting oneself on the one hand and saying, 'Oh, I don't want to be famous,' on the other. Romola Garai famoushandinnate Change image and share on social
When I was a child, I always wanted to be funny and to please people in my family. As you grow up that instinct becomes more refined, but it's still there. Romola Garai childfamilyfunny Change image and share on social
When you talk to women who were working as print journalists or in broadcasting in the '50s, and then you talk to women who were working in the late '60s, there's an enormous difference. There had already been a huge transition. Then, of course, you get well into the '70s and there were women with children working. Romola Garai 50s60s70s share on social
I've done a few costume dramas, and people say, 'What was it like wearing the costumes? Did they really help you with your character?,' and most of the time it doesn't make any difference. You're wearing something a bit weird, and it's sort of uncomfortable, but it doesn't really have a huge impact on the part that you're playing. Romola Garai bitecharactercostume share on social