105 Quotes by Miranda Otto

I’d always had a big thing for the ’60s.

You can make the best show in the world, but if people don’t actually turn it on and see it, they’ll never know it’s the best show.

Some scripts you read and say, ‘I’ve just got to do this’ and you find a way of making it work. Some things you turn down because of the impact on family.

Acting is bluffing, pretending to be something.

Sadly, my German is almost non-existent, although I did a little at school.

The detective genre is not easy because you've got to get to a conclusion that is unexpected.

I think 'Rake' was a very clever crossover, actually, because it does lend itself to the city of L.A.

I haven't found the experience of being hot very great. It usually means you are about to be overexposed. I would rather be respected.

That is definitely something that I feel more comfortable with now. When I did 'Lord of the Rings,' it was something I wasn't quite prepared for, I didn't know how to deal with that sort of attention, and I kind of shied away from that, but I'm better at dealing with that now - a lot better.