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When I was younger, I used to try to fit in, but now I'm much more comfortable with just being myself.

~Andrea Riseborough

Topics: Being Being Myself Comfortable Fit Just More Much Myself Now Try Used Younger

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Maybe I've just been incredibly fortunate, but there's a level of dedication, devotion, intensity and seriousness around me every day.

~Andrea Riseborough

Topics: Around Been Day Dedication Devotion Every Every Day Fortunate Incredibly Intensity Just Level Maybe Me Seriousness

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When I was little, I would always try and look into the television screen along the sides. I kept thinking if you looked in there, you could see what was happening off camera.

~Andrea Riseborough

Topics: Along Always Camera Could Happening Kept Little Look Looked Off Screen See Sides Television Thinking Try Would You

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I always do a lot of work around characters to make them real people because, oftentimes, they really are a sliver of a person. Even with truly wonderful writers, women characters are there to emote, and they're often incredibly chaste or worthy. Or they're a 'different type of woman', which is the worst.

~Andrea Riseborough

Topics: Always Around Because Characters Different Different Type Emote Even Incredibly Lot Make Often Oftentimes People Person Real Real People Really Them Truly Type Which Woman Women Wonderful Work Worst Worthy Writers

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I've always been so confused about being a girl. Not in a Bruce Jenner way, just... there's that expectation where you walk into a room, and it's like, Is it OK to be a woman?' Or, you know, you're looking for your keys in the back of a cab, and sometimes the driver can treat you like you've had a lobotomy.

~Andrea Riseborough

Topics: About Always Back Been Being Being A Girl Bruce Cab Confused Driver Expectation Girl Had Just Keys Know Like Looking Ok Room Sometimes Treat Walk Way Where Woman You Your

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There's something really simple and idyllic about living in a house very close to the water.

~Andrea Riseborough

Topics: About Close House Living Really Simple Something Very Water

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It's hard for us to imagine, as humans, that we'll become less powerful. But it'll be healthier for the planet and for the eco-system if that does happen. If humans are going to merge with machines, then let's get on with it. I love humans, but I also love dinosaurs - I'm pretty sure I wouldn't have wanted them to die out, either.

~Andrea Riseborough

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I am quite odd-looking in real life.

~Andrea Riseborough

Topics: Am Life Quite Real Real Life I Am

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I can't tell you how disheartening it is to be told to go home because the director is filming you from behind and you don't have the right kind of body. As an actress, to be told that... Well, it's just a very odd set of circumstances.

~Andrea Riseborough

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Transformation as a female actor is allowed up to a certain extent - as long as they can still recognize you on a red carpet. For a woman to be a shape-shifter, and to be that malleable in spirit, is really not OK with the patriarchy.

~Andrea Riseborough

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Actress

Born: October 27th, 1981

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