Natasha Richardson Quotes (17 Quotes)

It's so difficult to get a film financed and I'm not a huge name. I'm not Nicole Kidman. The chances of this coming my way were very slim.

A film is a director's vision... there is, however, much input an actor or actress can have.

I knew that for this movie to work it had to be very hot and very real, and it wasn't going to be a case of doing it Hollywood all covered with a nice little sheet.

This profession is very tough and not many people make it, and even if you do, then you can still get slapped in the face constantly.

I've played comedy before but not that much. I mostly do get drawn to darker material.

I wish Ismail was here with us today.

As I grew up in that world and saw how much it affected her world and how much it affected our childhood, it made me very aware of politics. Of course, I have my own private feelings and thoughts, but I don't care to share them.

What's in the movie compared to what we shot is the tip of the iceberg.

I'm not the kind of actress that goes home with the character. I mean, you're thinking about the work or the next day's scenes, but not staying in character. But as a film goes on, you become more and more fragile, emotionally. And physically too, actually.

If I was absolutely set on something, I don't think he would shake me. But I don't think it would occur to that degree, as we're on the same page.

They say a movie takes either five months or five years to get made, but this took considerably longer and many, many struggles along the way. So it was a miracle that it ever got made and that I got to be in it.

My mother raised me and there was some painful and difficult times, because she was pursuing a career and also very actively involved in expressing her political views. But, looking back, I wouldn't switch her for a normal mom, even though there were moments when I'd come back from school and wish she'd just be there in a gingham dress putting dinner on the table. I never had that. But now I'm really glad I have her.

It's basically a story about obsession and madness.

The degree that these scenes went to... there was a couple of days I was upset... I'd have to hurry back to the girls in the makeup trailer and have a bit of a cry because it messes with your head.

I loved hanging around movie sets when I was a kid, she told the Orange County Register. I loved the whole world. I loved the way a movie crew becomes an extended family. And I loved the idea of dressing up in costumes and playing a character. I remember being moved by great performances, and often those performances where given by my mother, so I guess you could say she influenced me in that way.

I've worked with Bob Hoskins three times. We all talk the same language in a way. We just had a laugh and tried to keep things light.

I know the pressures of being the daughter of a great actress. But it's inspiring. You learn so much that other people don't get to learn until later on. My father being a director, I learnt a real work ethic.