64 Quotes by Alice Eve

I’m not big on awareness about what’s going on online but usually if you do too much online stuff then you usually bump into something that hurts.

People are weird. We do live on all levels at the same time and you can be fighting and flirting, and there can be fury and sexual tension. All that stuff can co-exist so it’s just a testament to how complex we are. Or maybe it’s a testament to how boringly we try and simplify everything.

My dad says that when I was two or three I used to go out dressed as a different character every day. I remember thinking it was perfectly normal to wear different coloured shoes and carry a pink umbrella. But now I’ve got a goddaughter of that age; I realise it’s not normal at all.

I did literature at university, so I had a real relationship with poetry, but they don’t make many films about the world of a poet.

I can’t say that I know the lexicon as intimately as a lot of people, so I may be unworthy of being called a Trekkie. That would be doing a disservice to the people who really are Trekkies.

I wish that I wasn’t such an odd mixture. I wish I was serious, but I do love high heels and romantic comedies: being in them and watching them.

My dad’s always been a famous actor, so I’ve grown up with that, and with the lifestyle. In a way, I think I thrive on the insecurity that comes with it. Not in my private life – I like to believe that my friendships and my relationships are strong.

Obviously I have a bit of an awareness because I go to the internet like everybody else but I don’t get too involved in the details of those conversations just because it can hurt you if you stumble on something that’s not nice.

I always think that if I’m with somebody, they’re better than me. That’s why I love them. They’re amazing.