I’ve really had a great career. It’s been part fortune and part my own choices that steered my own career into playing the great roles that I’ve played on stage in Australia and at the National and West End in London and on Broadway. Essie Davis Read Quote
People who don’t know how old I am can cast me as the woman in ‘Girl with a Pearl Earring’ and can cast me as Stella in ‘Streetcar Named Desire,’ and they are miles apart. Essie Davis Read Quote
I have learnt a lot about theatre, and I would like to know the same about film. Essie Davis Read Quote
There’s something great about being on location with a bunch of people – there’s a camaraderie and intimacy that builds up over time. Essie Davis Read Quote
There are some jobs that you go for because achieving them would take your career in a direction that you would like it to go, but mostly, I want to play the roles and have had the great good fortune and opportunities to play some fantastic roles and been very, very fortunate. Essie Davis Read Quote
It’s nice being married to somebody who thinks you’ve got something better in you. Essie Davis Read Quote
I’ve sung before, first in a band in high school and then in a band in Norway, but never in a musical. Essie Davis Read Quote
There are many books that I love dearly, and I’ve seen many televised or film recreations that I just haven’t thought were up to scratch. Essie Davis Read Quote
