Miranda Otto quotes

Miranda Otto is an acclaimed Australian actress known for her versatile roles in film, television, and theatre. International audiences recognize her most widely for portraying Éowyn in the "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy. She continues to impress audiences with diverse performances and rich character portrayals. Here are 18 of her quotes:

I think you go through a period as a teenager of being quite cool and unaffected by things. (Miranda Otto)
Acting is a freelance career... you never stop having to prove yourself and fight for work. View quote
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If there is a book that the script came from you have to read it, you have to see what you can get out of it: mood, back story and things that may not even be in the film. They kick off your imagination and broaden the character, I think. View quote
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I've made my peace with being in the spotlight, definitely. View quote
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It's a career that's enticing because you go on stage, for example, and people clap. You get that affirmation, but you can't go into acting for that because it's really your own self-belief that's going to get you through. View quote
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It is hard sometimes to see how other actors are working when you are working with them. View quote
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Around the time of 'The Lord of the Rings,' it was a shock to me just how big it is to be on that kind of media juggernaut. It was a big thing and the scrutiny was shocking. View quote
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The guys on the stunt team are really fantastic. It's really funny, because for all the aggression they have to display on screen, they're actually really happy, good- natured people. View quote
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Young actors are serious about their work and don't take any time out from it. I'm very serious about my work; there are probably only two films I've done where I had a really good time. View quote
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It could be a stupid thing to say, but people should realize that it is easy to get concerned about yourself and to lose contact. View quote
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Writers would hate me saying this, and I love words, but I have to say that cinema exists, on one level, for the power of the big image and what that image does. (Miranda Otto)
I hate being pigeon-holed into anything. To me, the best thing is when the next job comes and is completely different to the one that I just had. View quote
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I'd always had a big thing for the '60s. View quote
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I'm so fair that I didn't go in the sun as a child. When all my friends were on the beach, I was going to ballet. The teachers there didn't like you going in the sun, so I never did. View quote
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I have plenty to look forward to, I'm sure. View quote
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I like working intensely, then going away and thinking about it, working out why it didn't work and then coming back to it. It makes the work richer, I think. View quote
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Everyone says you should get a photo taken of yourself while you're pregnant. I've got a film [War of the Worlds]. It'll be nice for my daughter, too, to look at one day. She was in it. View quote
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Theres such big pressure on people who are incredibly famous, on those who have people sitting outside their front door and taking photos every time they move. View quote
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Miranda Otto

Miranda Otto - Image
Photo: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0
Occupation: Australian Actress
Born: December 15, 1967
Quotes count: 18