Watching yourself on screen is always a little weird, but I didn’t cringe when I saw myself on ‘The Hour.’ It actually exceeded my expectations; every shot looks like a vintage postcard and even my most brutally honest friends have said they think it’s good. Oona Chaplin Read Quote
My flat in Ladbroke Grove, west London, is in the best building in the world. It’s like a commune – everyone gets on – and on Friday evenings I often cook us all dinner. Oona Chaplin Read Quote
I’m part Cuban, so anything with a good beat like Rumberos de Cuba gets me going. Oona Chaplin Read Quote
I’m a big fan of David Attenborough, who I think is the most adventurous of the nature program presenters. Oona Chaplin Read Quote
When people say ‘Charlie Chaplin’ I still think now of the guy in the moustache and bowler hat and funny walk – I don’t think of an old man who was my grandfather. Oona Chaplin Read Quote
I don’t buy things now, I buy plane tickets. The only thing I want is to make enough money to be able to travel with my children. Oona Chaplin Read Quote
My mother doesn’t have much of a social life with other A-list people. Which in a way I’m very grateful for, because if I do make something of my career I will be able to say it wasn’t because I was a Chaplin. Oona Chaplin Read Quote
My grandmother died in 1991 and I was born in ’86. We only met once, but I didn’t speak English and she didn’t speak Spanish – so we had a communication problem. Oona Chaplin Read Quote
I loved being on stage, but I told myself that if I didn’t get into RADA, I wouldn’t pursue an acting career. I did get in, though, and that was that. Oona Chaplin Read Quote
As I don’t know what life would be like without my Chaplin connections, I work with them. I’m just really happy it’s a family I can be proud of; it’s not as if I’m related to some Z-list celebrity. Oona Chaplin Read Quote
