Words matter. These are the best Holliday Grainger Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
I was so tiny when my parents split up that I can’t remember them ever being together. That was never an issue, as I guess I never went through the trauma of them splitting up.
I’m developing a little crush on Michael Fassbender. Really unoriginal.
As much as I’d love to be a successful actor, the thought of being recognised in the street is petrifying.
I’d love to do more independent films.
I don’t have any massive ambitions to be a movie star.
‘The Borgias’ is quite good because it does stick quite steadfastly to historical fact, so a lot of people who are interested in the historical element will love watching it, but they were also a ridiculously dramatic family.
I did a year at Leeds, studying English. They basically threw me out, because I was taking too much time off to act. So I transferred to the Open University, because I could do it all online. By that point, I had admitted to myself that I had the acting bug.
The media was completely influential in the rise and fall of Bonnie and Clyde.
I’m very lucky, as I’ve never ever felt any pressure from any producer to lose weight, whereas a lot of actresses have.
I don’t really have any strategy for my career.
I’d like to continue acting as long as I enjoy it.
I auditioned for a musical, and I can’t sing. It was a kid’s film musical, not a stage show, so I thought I could get away with it.
True love, especially first love, can be so tumultuous and passionate that it feels like a violent journey.
You’ll always end up filling out a character. It might be with aspects of yourself.
I’ve got a massive actor girl crush on Carey Mulligan, so I’d love to be buddies with her. She just oozes this joyful, natural innocence and always brings a nice emotional depth to her character.
I seem to play a lot of troubled kids.
Long scenes of emotion are quite difficult – you’ve got to build up to them and make sure you’re in the right emotional space.
I love the opportunity to do lots of different kinds of projects – independent films and big studio epics as well. I’d love to be able to do a mixture.
Jack Thorne writes so well for messed-up teenage girls.
To be able to analyze plays and novels is so relevant to acting.
