Morahan Hattie Quotes & Sayings

When you're young and starting out, the big hurdle is to relax enough in rehearsal so that you don't feel intimidated. The more work you've done, the more you can experiment in rehearsal and not have to worry about getting the sack. — Hattie Morahan

What's exciting about theatre is observing human behaviour. You're constantly making judgments about body language, the physical, the emotional, the intellectual. — Hattie Morahan

Because I didn't go to drama school, I didn't start in the business with any toolbox apart from enthusiasm and instinct. I'd throw everything at a part and sometimes realise that I had hit my limits. — Hattie Morahan

I would definitely say I'm a feminist. To me, it just means being attentive and mindful. It's about equality and equal treatment. It feels like a gut instinct. — Hattie Morahan

It's true: theatre has been part of my life for as long as I can remember. I always liked everything about it. As a child, I used to get so excited about performing, I'd get the giggles. — Hattie Morahan

A man is but his state of mind. — Lailah Gifty Akita

I suppose one of the things that interest me about acting is unpicking what makes people tick and why they do what they do and what it means to be human. — Hattie Morahan

For when we talk about the spreading power and influence of globalization, aren't we really referring to the spreading economic and military might of the US? — Fredric Jameson

I am always really buzzed after each performance, and at around one in the morning, I'll hit a brick wall and need to sleep. — Hattie Morahan

I heard David Sedaris read live recently which was a complete delight. Few writers make me laugh out loud on the bus. He does. — Hattie Morahan

Cate Blanchett and Eileen Atkins are definitely among my top five actresses whose work I aspire to. — Hattie Morahan

I've had so many experiences where everyone is very polite about each other's working process, which can lead to work where everyone seems to be in different plays. — Hattie Morahan

I became hooked on 'In Treatment,' which was so finely written and performed. Such a simple idea, and yet it delved into very complex territory with real grace and humanity. — Hattie Morahan

Throughout my life, I've known that if I change my hair, if I change my look, people I know will blank me in the street. — Hattie Morahan

There's a pressure to conform to particular images, and it feels a pretty exclusive pool of body image or facial image that is considered appealing. And in a way, that feels like pre-judging what an audience might actually want. — Hattie Morahan

I'm not a guy who needs to read motivation books. — Lleyton Hewitt

I've obviously got one of those faces that people can forget. — Hattie Morahan

I don't mind being compared to Whitney, there are people miles worse to be compared to. — Mariah Carey

Miracles were just second chances if you really thought about it
second chances when all hope was lost. — Kaya McLaren

The biggest ambition in my career is still to win the European Cup. I want to have a picture of that to look at later; I want to have that medal. You can have a contract that is better than your friends, but no player looks back and says: 'I won more money.' — Fernando Torres

I'm halfway through Patti Smith's memoir 'Just Kids,' which is heart-stoppingly vivid. It drips with beauty and hope and devastating candour. I don't want it to end. — Hattie Morahan

I am fascinated by people's flaws and delusions: all the messy bits of human nature we all try to pretend we don't have. — Hattie Morahan

I love the virtuosity and imaginative chutzpah of 'Da Vinci's Demons,' and not just because my boyfriend is in it! — Hattie Morahan

I wouldn't underestimate Emma," said Julian in a voice like razor wire. "Or you'll find your head lying on the ground next to your still-twitching body."

"How graphic," said Iarlath, amused. — Cassandra Clare

For a long time, I did feel aware that I wasn't pretty or bubbly enough. Nor was I sexy-looking. — Hattie Morahan

Acting on stage is a living organism you can never pin down, and I believe the audience feeds off that, too. — Hattie Morahan

I'm just interested in things that move me and make me think, make me laugh. — Hattie Morahan

I'm sure my mum was a huge influence on my wanting to be an actress: just seeing her doing it, seeing her love it, caring about it. Invest in something, take it seriously and be so wonderful. — Hattie Morahan