Quotes By Rachel Weisz

For me, being a mum has been a really, really instinctive thing.

It is a political thriller. It's very action packed and it's very exciting, but at the same time it's a very big soulful love story about longing and loss. They're not separate, they're completely dependent on one another.

People still kill in the name of religion. We haven't evolved to the point where we're one tribe called humans.

I moved to New York last year and I love it. It's a huge change and I've always wanted to spend time there. It's like a more intense London, and everything's up a few notches. The lights are brighter, the pace is faster and the food's better.

It's also that comedians don't have the kind of narcissism that actors have. They're writers who perform their own material. It's more interesting. And they're sexy because they risk more. Stand-up comedians risk more than anyone.

I'm a storyteller, I'm an actor, an entertainer.

I'm not saving lives.

I'm thinking of doing more theatre. It makes me very happy.

I find Hollywood really toxic.

I want to play interesting women.

I've done a lot of drama, and comedy was the one genre I was not being offered. So I became obsessive about getting one.

I go and see music all the time.

I always do my interviews face to face.

I'm very drawn to characters who are very flawed. I'm less interested in characters who are just good or bad, because to me then they're not real people.

I love to take baths.

As Ralph's character begins to discover the political thriller aspect of the film, he falls deeper in love with his wife, so the two run together. That's the beauty of this film. It has fast pace and excitement, but it also has heart and soul.

In L.A., unless you've just won an Oscar or you're Mr. Studio Head, no one talks to you. Even at parties.

I think I'm very curious about other people. I like to sit and eavesdrop, you know.

I've always been fascinated by activists, people who will devote their life to a cause, people who go to India and to Africa and put their life in jeopardy to do what they believe is right.

I'm slightly unsure as to what my goal is. I just keep doing jobs.

I'm not confident around compliments or being celebrated, and I'm not comfortable with the thought of envy, which some people thrive on.

I don't know anything about science.

I think things are funny when the character is taking it totally seriously.

Most people care what people think about them... we all do.

People want to imagine I spend every night going to premieres and putting on frocks and getting into limos, and yet I do that maybe twice a year, if that.

You would never say to a man, 'do you like playing strong men?' You just wouldn't say that.

I'll say anything to live.

That was me under the bath and the water being held down. The director wanted it to look as real as possible so he told Keanu, in front of me, don't go easy on her. So it was scary.

As a child I was the best tree climber in our neighbourhood, I was like a little monkey. I've never been afraid of hurting myself or a little physical discomfort.

The older you get the more capable you get at managing life.