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" There's a film I did years ago, 'Love Serenade,' that I still really love. It's such an oddball sense of humor. It was a really special film for me when I did it. "
Miranda Otto
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" I always feel this huge responsibility to the script when it arrives, keeping it confidential. "
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" There are so many successful women working in intelligence, but it's still seen as a male-dominated world. "
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" Sometimes, as a young woman, you are boxed in more to playing characters that are emotional and vulnerable. "
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" Generally, with films, what tends to happen is that a few people get a lot of momentum out of it, and a lot of people don't. "
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" Yes, I like doing TV. I like the idea of going to work with the same people. "
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" I haven't found the experience of being hot very great. It usually means you are about to be overexposed. I would rather be respected. "
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" Acting is a freelance career... you never stop having to prove yourself and fight for work. "
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" I think that's the kind of women that people are interested in. They're interested in strong women characters who are stronger than the male characters sometimes, in some ways. That's what's interesting and attractive about women. "
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" In Australia, it's people from Asian countries who most often recognise me. There are often people just looking at me at the supermarket, like they're shocked to think I would go to the supermarket. "
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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. "
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" In everything I do, I like to set the idea for girls that they can do anything. I was really moved by Hillary Clinton's speech when she lost the election - she didn't want young girls to feel like it wasn't possible and wanted them to know a female president will eventually happen. That's important. "
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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. "
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" Soho House is normally a private-members club, but the Berlin one has a hotel open to the public. Many beautiful rooms in a cool location, and who knows who you'll run into in the lobby! "
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