62 Quotes by Janet McTeer

When you're an actor, you get your ideas from everywhere - even from someone on the street. We're total thieves!

I feel strongly for the younger actresses when a lot of their career is based on how they look. That must be hard when your looks begin to go and you haven't built up the wealth of character parts to get into something else.

When you are old enough to... play powerful parts, who cares if you are 45, 55 or 65?

All theater is unpredictable. That's the definition of theater.

I'd rather lose large than win slightly. I think life is an oil painting, not a watercolor.

I was incredibly self-conscious about the way I looked.

In my heart of hearts, I love theatre. It's the joy and terror of putting a play on, the creativity of it. It is infinitely harder than film and television and more tiring. Your performance is heightened in the way it isn't with film.

I find strong roles really interesting. Usually, that means the character is also clever.

I've been very fortunate and never not worked.