Rosamund Pike Quotes

I've constantly done my best to get the best material I can get with the best directors I can get to direct me.

Working with actors is something I've never done before. I find it tremendous. It's hard work.

I just try and do the best with every role I get to do. Hopefully the experience in itself is a good experience and people will want to work with me.

Working with the likes of Joseph Fiennes was just an incredible experience.

When you get to work with people like Ian McKellen or directors like Peter Jackson, you sit and watch.

I've had wonderful collaborators. They're very different, just as actors are. Working on a show with Nathan Lane is different from working on a show with Chita Rivera. It keeps you on your toes because it's different every time.

I appreciate my role as an actor much more after I direct because it's just easier.

When you work with Sir Anthony there are days when he will do a lot of takes if he's really enjoying a scene.

I'd like to work with any actress from whom I can learn-one who has had many experiences with many directors and is willing to share some of her knowledge with me.

Most actors are pretty adaptable because we work with so many directors.

I research every part thoroughly. I talk it out with my actor friends, but then I throw it all away when I get to the set. You have to be spontaneous.

People say to me, 'Well, how do you direct Meryl Streep?' You're not wandering over to Meryl telling her how to act. She's an extraordinary talent and unbelievably hard working; she works harder than anyone I have ever worked with before.

When I started my career on TV, I never knew how my role or character was going to shape up or turn out to be. It was a challenging role for me and I learnt a lot from my senior actors.

With time, I am getting to work with actors who are known for their work. I am liking that, enjoying every bit, and I want to soak it all in.

You can't be serious all the time. You got to mix it up.

I always love being an actor for the simple fact that, whenever you do a job, you have to read a lot of stuff that you've never read before; you explore things, and generally you meet experts in lots of fields, and you get to absorb that information and make it look like you've done it for 20 years.

I've enjoyed lots of productions, and it's always been down to the actors I've been working with.

As the director, to have the opportunity to work with actors of the calibre of David Oyelewo is just fantastic and special.

We take the art seriously. We take communicating it seriously. And maybe we took ourselves a little too seriously in the beginning. Sometimes I watch the videos, and I think, 'Yeah, you could've relaxed a lot in the 'I Alone' video,' you know?

I never see how meaty my role is. If I like the script in its entirety, the director, or if my co-star is someone I greatly admire, I sign up. You learn so much being part of a great team.

I've been acting for many years now, and I find there's nothing I enjoy more than making films with my friends and people I like, who also are the funniest people around.

You sharpen your ideas by reducing yourself to the level of the people you are with and a sense of humour and a complete relaxation, even when you're discussing serious things, does help to mobilise friends around you. And I love that.

Working with Rajamouli and Karan is home ground for me now, having worked with them for such a long time.

I used to do comedy during my theatre days, and I was good at that.

You can't do anything to a film post its release. I concentrate on working hard, giving the required inputs for the roles, having discussions with my directors and co-stars. It isn't possible to predict the fate of any film. I don't take failures to heart and successes to my head. These are part and parcel of this career.