Top 30 Vanessa Kirby Quotes

Just simple things – I like black and white, monochrome; I like suits.

I’m not interested in being known for anything other than the work.

I always look at actresses who I most respect, and they make me think that you can make a choice in life. It’s whether or not you choose to go down the route of publicising your personal life. I choose not to.

I’ve always been pretty indifferent towards the royal family. I went on a school trip once to Buckingham Palace, and all I can remember is that it was really boring.

I do tend to find when you’re playing characters, often – just for the time you’re playing them – there are sides of your personality that get stronger because you draw on them more.

Some of my favourite characters have been people like Masha in ‘Three Sisters’ and Elena in ‘Uncle Vanya.’

Growing up, the image I had of Princess Margaret was completely different. I knew that she was a slightly tragic figure, but I didn’t know why. Now, I love her with my all my heart. She was such an amazing person, and getting to ‘know’ her better was an honor.

I wanted to do theatre – it has always been my thing.

I was always bossing my sister around.

What your insides are doing, your outside reflects, and what you give to yourself, you can give to others.

I’ve always been so uninterested in playing any kind of archetype of some pure, innocent, virginal woman. I just don’t believe it.

I never want to make any characters one-dimensional, especially as women can often be portrayed as the dark one or the evil one.

As I’m getting older, I feel like maybe I need to grow up a bit.

I went to a very academic school, but I never really quite… I think because not that many people were particular creative or arty, I felt a little bit different.

You are what you think. I really believe that. And I don’t think you ever stop doubting yourself.

I did apply for drama school when I was 17, and I didn’t get in; I had a really bad audition.

I feel people naturally have a brightness. When that is extinguished by circumstances – be it a wrong marriage or a situation that you cannot leave psychologically – there’s something about that dying spark that I’m drawn to playing.

So many times, you pick up a script, and you think, ‘OK, so she’s the sexy one,’ or, ‘She’s the ex-girlfriend.’

I don’t have a lot of instinctive fashion style myself.

I did The ‘Acid Test’ at the Royal Court, by Anya Reiss, who’s the most wonderful, amazing female writer. She was only 19 when she wrote it. She wrote it about three girls in a flat on a Friday night, and that was magic because it was so rare to have three girls in your age group in a play. It just doesn’t happen.

When I was auditioning for drama school and looking for a monologue, it was all, ‘I’m whinging about my period or my baby that has died or my boyfriend…’ Why can’t you have a normal girl, talking about ideas?

I love the idea of being an Aries.

I’ve got a really tight group of friends from university and school who help me forget what I do and keep me grounded.

Love whoever you want to love.

I think my natural home was always the stage.

When you see yourself on a 40-ft. screen. you go, ‘Oh My God! I look so weird!’

My favourite thing is cooking for my friends. There are 13 of us who all met at university. They come round once a week, and I make a huge lasagne.

I always go for the underdog or the rogue or the rebel.

You should choose who you love.

You’re always one of the only girls, because there are so many male writers, and there are not enough good parts for women.