24 Quotes by Hattie Morahan

I'm sure my mum was a huge influence on my wanting to be an actress: just seeing her doing it, seeing her love it, caring about it. Invest in something, take it seriously and be so wonderful.

When you're young and starting out, the big hurdle is to relax enough in rehearsal so that you don't feel intimidated. The more work you've done, the more you can experiment in rehearsal and not have to worry about getting the sack.

Cate Blanchett and Eileen Atkins are definitely among my top five actresses whose work I aspire to.

For a long time, I did feel aware that I wasn't pretty or bubbly enough. Nor was I sexy-looking.

Ive obviously got one of those faces that people can forget.

Throughout my life, I've known that if I change my hair, if I change my look, people I know will blank me in the street.

Because I didn't go to drama school, I didn't start in the business with any toolbox apart from enthusiasm and instinct. I'd throw everything at a part and sometimes realise that I had hit my limits.

I became hooked on 'In Treatment,' which was so finely written and performed. Such a simple idea, and yet it delved into very complex territory with real grace and humanity.

I suppose one of the things that interest me about acting is unpicking what makes people tick and why they do what they do and what it means to be human.