50 Quotes by Eleanor Tomlinson

I'm one of those people who loves love. I'm fascinated by it: what it does to us, how it messes us up.

Sometimes it's nice as an actress just to keep something back about yourself so there's a little bit of mystery.

The most uncomfortable costumes have been when you've had to wear a corset.

It's a very competitive industry, and so much of it does come down to luck, so I feel very blessed that I've been given the opportunities that I have, and I guess that's what fuels me - the fight to keep going.

There are now superhero movies fronted by women, and I think directors generally are moving away from that stereotypical woman's role that is just about being flirted with by a man before falling into his arms.

I want to see some scripts written by women and projects being directed by women.

Now when people say, 'Oh, you're going to be such a big star!' I simply don't listen.

I'm not interested in being the damsel in distress; I want someone who has her own storyline and her own mission - not a woman who, to use a comedy term, is just there to provide the feed line to someone else's joke.

They always call 'Poldark' a 'bodice-ripper,' but I don't think a single bodice has ever been ripped.