Felicity Jones Quotes

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Felicity Jones

Profession : Actress

Birth : October 17, 1983

It was only after university that I said to myself that I had to take the risk and have a serious go at acting. It's such a bizarre profession, because you have to be totally tough to deal with all those times when you're being turned down, and then really soft in order to access your character's emotions.

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I've never done a superhero movie. It's very nice to you as an actor in several worlds to go and to experiment.

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I don't have much time for shopping so I pick things up when I can. My favorite labels are APC, Isabel Marant and Agnes B because the clothes are cut small and have a simplicity to them.

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I have a great plain blue shirt from APC, and a denim one from Dolce that I wear constantly. It's hard to find the perfect denim shirt, but this is it.

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My most treasured item is the brown leather bag that my mum bought me from a little Italian shop for my 21st. It's supposed to be a vanity bag, but I use it as a handbag.

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I would describe my look as 'ladylike rock chick.'

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I use SPF every day, then apply foundation, mascara, eyeliner and blusher. I always take my make-up off at night and moisturize.

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There's such a sense of theatre in getting glammed up; it's like putting on a play or short film.

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My mother worked in advertising and my father was a journalist. But they split up when I was three and I grew up in a single-parent family. My mum brought my brother and I up.

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Fashion choices are never arbitrary. Even if you say you don't care, that's a decision. There's something you're trying to say.

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I'm more of a freestyle dancer. I like to do my own thing.

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I'm used to doing independent film where the style is a lot more casual. With improvising, you obviously find so much out on the day - and in a way, I feel more comfortable doing that.

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With every film that you do, you're always so nervous. You feel exposed because you know people will see this eventually. You sort of have to put all that out of your head. What will be will be. But it's nerve wracking.

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I think human nature is eternal and constant.

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Once you're playing someone, you shouldn't be judging them in any way. That's what being an actor is - it's having empathy for people that are different from yourself. Once you've committed to that person, your responsibility is to tell that story.

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It is disheartening when you read an interview with an actress, and it starts by describing what she is wearing.

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I think there is an enormous appetite for great roles for women. You can see that clearly with things like 'The Hunger Games.'

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I always think Michelle Williams is excellent in her work. And I do love Sofia Coppola. She always creates something so atmospheric. I love Wes Anderson, Roman Coppola, Andrea Arnold.

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I don't think my parents would have let me go straight into acting full time when I was 12. I do like to have balance, naturally, as an individual.

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For everyone, 'Star Wars' has been a part of their lives in some capacity. I remember watching it very early on with my cousins and my brother, and we were all cuddled around the VHS player, which sounds very old-fashioned, but that was the way then.

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