113 Quotes by Romola Garai

I get grumpy about the innate conservatism of our tastes; I love bold theatre, and I get annoyed when a heritage piece is really successful.

I have always been interested in gender politics, so I'm not that keen on doing things that don't represent a truth about women.

Our conception of 1950s underwear is a lovely vintage aesthetic, but actually, wearing stockings with no elastic and a girdle was heavy duty.

Films about women and their concerns are seen as frivolous, limited and, most damaging of all, niche.

I realise there's an innate paradox in promoting oneself on the one hand and saying, 'Oh, I don't want to be famous,' on the other.

I get quite disappointed that we're still telling stories that I think are problematic in terms of what they're saying about women.

I wish I was a more adventurous person in a way. But actually, security is a really big deal for me.

The point of being a movie star is that people cast you in a role. Actors tie themselves in knots trying to get out of that.

When I was a child, I always wanted to be funny and to please people in my family. As you grow up that instinct becomes more refined, but it's still there.