Quotes By Rachel Weisz

I feel like I'm one of the many working mothers. And I only have one child. I know working mums who have three or four. It's definitely a challenge but it's a wonderful challenge to be able to do both.

You have to be quite stupid to act.

There's not much room for eccentricity in Hollywood, and eccentricity is what's sexy in people.

Because I think in order to get famous you have to be known for something. Like 'You're the romantic comedy girl' or 'You're the Oscar-winning whatever girl.'

I think there are two aspects to ageing: there's the physical side and what's happening inside.

I don't think balance is something you get from someone else; it's something women have to find from within. For me, finding balance is still a work in progress.

I prefer being as far from the centre of celebrity as possible.

I don't like travelling. Which is ridiculous. And it's not because I'm afraid of dying on the plane or anything. I just like to stay at home.

I love the way girls in London dress; it's so different to the American 'blow-dry and immaculate grooming' thing.

I have absolutely no empathy for camels. I didn't care for being abused in the Middle East by those horrible, horrible, horrible creatures. They don't like people. It's not at all like the relationship between horses and humans.

I think actors have a choice of drawing attention to themselves or living on the outskirts.

You get perspective on things when you're away from your child, and in a way, your love for them becomes even deeper.

I was an English-literature major, and that's all about stories and narratives.

I haven't only been offered Hasidic roles.

When people think of performing they usually think of show-offs, but I think of it more that you disappear into somebody else.

I'm too disorganized.

I do read movie blogs. I think what's really interesting - Probably everyone says this, but what's interesting is it, it takes away the power, from the newspaper magnates, so be it Murdoch or whatever. I mean, it's like the people taking it back. Isn't it?

You have your real life and then you have your work.

As an actress, it's part of your job to be able to imagine just about anything - even if it's not within your personal experience.

I am definitely a worrier.

Often Hollywood crews go into third world countries and I don't believe they behave well.

I'm very successful and do lots of films but I've never actually done anything extraordinary.

I think London's sexy because it's so full of eccentrics.

Botox should be banned for actors, as steroids are for sportsmen. Acting is all about expression; why would you want to iron out a frown?

L.A. makes you feel ugly.

If I went out in killer heels and full makeup, blow dry, the whole thing - anyone dressed up like that could be intimidating to men and women, really. It's so, look at me. Do you know what I mean? But I love women.

In real life, I'm polite and nice all the time. It's fun to play people who aren't. It's escapism.

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.

My real fantasy if I was to drop out would be to live in a mobile home and be a hippie and drive around festivals and have millions of children - children with dreadlocks and nose rings - and play the flute.