British - Actress | May 20, 1982 -
On stage, I find anger at the unfairness of the world easily.
Jessica Raine
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I have a really adaptable face, but when I am just being me, people always think I am younger than I am.
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My first acting experience was a non-speaking role as a robot. My costume was a cardboard box covered in tinfoil, but I was so shy I refused to go on stage.
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I always knew that the only thing I wanted to do was act, but it took me a long time to say it out loud to anyone, let alone myself. I am surprised by how dogged I have been in wanting to make a living as a respected actress.
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I would like to explore comedy, I want to do more theatre, and I definitely want a future in film.
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I would like to explore comedy, I want to do more theatre, and I definitely want a future in film. I love science-fiction.
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I am not posh. I went to a comprehensive school.
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I was always told at school I was posh, then I came to London, and here I'm told I have a country accent.
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Schedules on TV are so tight, and it feels like they get tighter and tighter with every passing year. The idea of asking where your character's come from or where they grew up - you would just get a little bit laughed at.
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I've been thinking recently about all the qualities you need in order to be an actor. First and foremost, you've got to have a thick skin and give out an 'I don't give a monkey's what you think' kind of vibe, while at the same time really caring what everyone thinks. You've got to be tough and sensitive at the same time.
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You know that book 'Quiet: the Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking', by Susan Cain? That's like my manifesto. The older I get, the more I think I could be a hermit.
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I don't want to sound too bleeding heart, because I know how lucky I've been, but I never knew how hard it was to be the lead in a television show.
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