My father was king of the guidebooks and our holidays were always planned, taking us from a great gallery to an ace cafe to a beautiful view. And as an actor, I loathe improvisation because there’s no structure and no one knows what’s going on. Olivia Williams Read Quote
I didn’t know box office was a thing you could possess but I don’t have it. I go up for lovely roles and people with this nebulous thing called box office get them so there isn’t much I can do about that unless you know where I can get some box-office myself! Olivia Williams Read Quote
The way I miss my daughter Esme is to worry about her. It is not a pleasurable longing. It contorts my body and scrambles my brain, makes me stop breathing, clench my jaw and my fists, it makes me frown, and makes me blind and deaf, in fact entirely without sensory perception. Olivia Williams Read Quote
There’s this absurd situation on a movie set where your trailer’s here and the set is here and the lunch tent is here, and you’re not allowed to get yourself from these three places. Olivia Williams Read Quote
I wanted to play a TV detective because it’s a rite of passage; I wanted to experience every area of acting. I haven’t done comedy or as much Shakespeare as I had intended. Olivia Williams Read Quote
I’m a mixture of Anglo-Saxon, a bit of Spanish and one-eighth American. I’ve often wondered if I have an Asiatic ancestor from the East as well because I have deep-set eyes. Make-up artists are constantly trying to shade my eyelids, and I have to point out that I don’t have any! Olivia Williams Read Quote
My husband Rhashan reminds me of my father because he’s got great strength of character. Olivia Williams Read Quote
I’ve been lucky enough to kiss three James Bonds on screen: Pierce Brosnan, George Lazenby and Daniel Craig. Olivia Williams Read Quote
I have many debates now with friends on the changes, and the continuing confusion over bringing up your children, instilling values, letting them make the right choices. Olivia Williams Read Quote
I couldn’t get any of the ingenue roles when younger because at 5 feet 9 inches with a deep voice I was always too… genue. My career has completely happened since I was 29. Olivia Williams Read Quote
