45 Quotes by Talulah Riley

I was a real daydreamer at school, gazing out of the window and losing myself in imaginary worlds.

The writers who inspire me most are all women: Enid Blyton, Agatha Christie, Margaret Mitchell and Emily and Charlotte Bronte. As for contemporary novels, one of my favourites is 'Everyone Brave is Forgiven' by Chris Cleave. It's the sort of book to read if you've fallen out of love with reading - it reminds you just how brilliant novels can be.

There's a real power in heels and a good dress.

I don't drink tea or coffee. I'm like a child: I like fruit juices and sodas and creamy hot chocolate.

Marriage is a social construct, but I still believe in it.

When I was a little girl, I told everyone I was going to marry a very clever scientist and have ten children. I would always draw the children, and they included blond-haired twin boys whom I named Theodore and Frederick: Teddy and Freddy for short.

Dark matter is interesting. Basically, the universe is heavier than it should be. There's whole swathes of stuff we can't account for.

Initially, I studied philosophy, because it claimed to give you answers to the meaning of existence, but it didn't: It was basically a semantics game.

I have an existential crisis every time I walk into a bookshop, knowing that I'm not going to read all the books before I die.