It’s hard to imagine what the Bronte sisters’ lives would’ve been like had they been men. Different things would’ve been expected of them, and maybe they wouldn’t have ended up writing because they would’ve been packed off to do something else. Chloe Pirrie Read Quote
People look at your CV and assume you jump from job to job to job. They don’t see the months in between where you’re waiting for the phone to ring, or you’re waiting to hear about things. Chloe Pirrie Read Quote
I was inspired to become an actor from theater I’d seen, so I assumed I’d do a lot of theater. But when I left Guidhall, the first thing I did was a short film – I played the main character. And I loved it. I love working on camera. I love the smallness of it and the detail and the routine of it. Chloe Pirrie Read Quote
There might be the odd person in my family who was an artist down the line, but no one in my immediate family is an actor of any kind. Chloe Pirrie Read Quote
I subconsciously mimic whomever I’m talking to, so I’ve been mistaken for a Canadian, a South American, and somebody from the West Country. Chloe Pirrie Read Quote
It’s interesting trying to make something as truthful as possible, but playing someone who is still alive is quite a weird thing. Chloe Pirrie Read Quote
I definitely have had a couple of years where I’ve been working constantly, but it never goes away, that worry that you’ll never work again. It’s a funny job. It never gets easier. Rejection never gets easier. Chloe Pirrie Read Quote
London can be quite lonely and a hard place to live, but I do love it. It is where I forged my way to live. It is where I call home. Chloe Pirrie Read Quote
If you are ever on stage, and it feels as though the audience is not laughing at the right points or are not quite as engaged as you’d hope, you have to remember there is always somebody who might be falling in love with this world and having an epiphany. I was that person. Chloe Pirrie Read Quote
I’ve always waitressed between roles. When ‘Black Mirror’ was on, I was still flipping burgers. Customers would recognise me while asking for extra ketchup, which was pretty embarrassing. Chloe Pirrie Read Quote