Australian - Actress | December 16, 1967 -
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
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You do remember things that people say in movies. You remember particular lines and things that are funny. But, you also remember really strong images. Images have a way of bypassing your brain and hitting you emotionally.
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There are so many things from movies that are remembered, that are just looks on people's faces or incredible vistas or beautiful pictures. That is a very important part of cinema.
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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.
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As actors, we are accustomed to moving around, and it's always great to live and work in a city - you feel like you are truly living a life there.
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There are some great women's roles in television... so much more interesting than what I was reading in film scripts.
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It's a little daunting coming on to work with actors that you respect so much.
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Sadly, my German is almost non-existent, although I did a little at school.
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I grew up seeing a lot of theatre, and it was theatre that really seduced me into acting - not film or television.
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The whole theatre world deeply attracts me. I love rehearsing and having time to make mistakes and laugh and discover things about yourself and other people - and the energy level is great.
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I love the Russians for their verve, their melancholia, their vivacity, their unpredictability, and their humour.
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I was researching my family tree, and I was deeply hoping I was going to turn out to be Eastern European, but I'm not.
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