I find the idea that some kids go into acting because of their parents butt-clenchingly embarrassing. I’ve gone out of my way to prove myself as a separate being. I don’t want to be seen as a subset of someone else. Rachael Stirling Read Quote
I remember I went to audition for the first Daniel Craig Bond film, ‘Casino Royale.’ I was there in this Versace dress, and I remember looking in the mirror, and I couldn’t have felt less like a Bond girl if I tried. Rachael Stirling Read Quote
I had been kind of quite porky and happy at boarding school and not self-conscious at all; then, suddenly, I found myself in auditions being examined, and it made me angry. Rachael Stirling Read Quote
I suppose I’m quite manly in lots of ways, but I like to be made to feel like a woman. Rachael Stirling Read Quote
I seem to be able to go from part to part without being recognised, which I like. When I was little, I resented it with every fibre of my being when Ma was recognised. Another way of looking at celebrity, though, is it’s being famous for being brilliant at something. Rachael Stirling Read Quote
I want the kind of feminism that allows me to have a voice and to compete on equal terms with men yet still, potentially, to have one of them hurl me over their shoulder and carry me off somewhere, because I still find proper, old-fashioned masculinity deeply attractive. Rachael Stirling Read Quote
Ambitious’ is seen as a dirty word, especially when it comes to women. But what being ambitious actually means is to achieve distinction in your chosen field. Rachael Stirling Read Quote
My mum is still totally rocking it. She’s appearing in ‘Game of Thrones,’ which is massively cool. Rachael Stirling Read Quote
I like cake, I swear a lot, and I hardly ever go to the hairdresser. I don’t think I’m a movie star. Rachael Stirling Read Quote
