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Miranda Richardson
English
Actress
About the author
I would rather do many small roles on TV, stage or film than one blockbuster that made me rich but had no acting.
Miranda Richardson,
English
Actress
#Acting
#Film
It sounds ideal, a sort of beach childhood. But it wasn't really. I didn't use the beach very much at all.
Miranda Richardson,
English
Actress
#Childhood
#Beach
You can't please all the people all the time.
Miranda Richardson,
English
Actress
#Time
#People
You can have a laugh in Los Angeles, or you can weep in Los Angeles, depending on your attitude towards it.
Miranda Richardson,
English
Actress
#Attitude
Somebody referred to me as a ringleader, which I wouldn't have classed myself as, but anyway, there you go.
Miranda Richardson,
English
Actress
Insecurity, commonly regarded as a weakness in normal people, is the basic tool of the actor's trade.
Miranda Richardson,
English
Actress
#People
#Trade
#Actor
#Weakness
#Insecurity
And there's no way I'm going to do Dame Edna.
Miranda Richardson,
English
Actress
But I hope that you walk around the corner and you get very surprised.
Miranda Richardson,
English
Actress
#Hope
It makes me feel resilient when you tackle different things.
Miranda Richardson,
English
Actress