Rosamund Pike Quotes

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Rosamund Pike

Profession : Actress

Birth : January 27, 1979

I think I needed rather than wanted to be an actor. There is not another way to put it.

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You want to make entertainment sometimes, and sometimes you want to make art, because I think the way we understand ourselves as human beings is through art, and the way we process emotions - I know I do - is through recognizing experiences on screen or in novels or in paintings.

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People are saying we need more females in our industry and we need more female-driven stories, but that takes the men of bankable star quality to come forward and play supporting roles in those films because, ultimately, that's what the women have always done.

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I am drawn to courageous women.

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Some women can feel under-qualified due to a general lack of confidence whereas, in fact, they are uniquely qualified.

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I have worked with three female first assistant directors - on 'Hostiles,' 'Gone Girl,' and a short film, 'The Human Voice,' and they have all been exceptional.

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Any actress - goodness, we're lucky to be working. We all know that. There are few parts, a few good ones.

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There was a time during 'Gone Girl' that I'd come home, and I'd say, 'I get to be every part of being a woman in this role.' For me, I feel it much more as a springboard for the work I'm going to take on thereafter.

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Feminism will never reach the next stage until women stop competing with each other on the level of looks.

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You become sillier and more youthful as you get older, maybe, because you're over all your anxieties.

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I just hope and pray that I never get threatened by younger actresses coming up behind me. I hope I won't, but you never know what's going to hit you.

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When I was about 21, everyone thought I was about 30.

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I certainly relish the chance to play a woman who didn't have to conform in any way ever to expected behavior or desirable behavior or attractive behavior.

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What's so great about 'Gone Girl' is the conversations it provokes.

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