Quotes by Talulah Riley

About Talulah Riley:

Talulah Jane Riley-Milburn is an English actress. She has appeared in films such as Pride and Prejudice, St Trinian's, The Boat That Rocked, St. Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold, and Inception.
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The things I wanted to do from a very early age - ie. get married and have children - precluded a lot of guys my own age from wanting to have anything to do with me.

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Dark matter is interesting. Basically, the universe is heavier than it should be. There's whole swathes of stuff we can't account for.

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I went to quite an academic school, and all my friends were going to university, but even before my acting jobs, I didn't want to do that. I didn't want to spend another three years being institutionalised, and I feel that getting out of that system ...

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'St. Trinian's' is probably taking it to the extreme, but in essence it's saying, 'If you be yourself, you can do whatever you want,' and it's sort of a fun message.

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Acting is an odd lifestyle. You make deep bonds quickly and, though you move on, you go around on a loop and see people again.

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As a child, I loved story books and wanted to be in them so desperately and live the stories.

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My wide eyes make me look much younger without make-up, and although it's fun to have a line in innocence corrupted, I doubt I'll get to play the vampy vixen or a Hedda Gabler or Lady Macbeth.

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I was a real daydreamer at school, gazing out of the window and losing myself in imaginary worlds.

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Along with issues like global warming, I think a problem with the world today is population decline.

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I would literally do anything for Richard Curtis. Anything.

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I think I was a pretty normal student; I just followed most of my friends.

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Initially, I studied philosophy, because it claimed to give you answers to the meaning of existence, but it didn't: It was basically a semantics game.

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I have an obsession with mortality. I saw a friend die when I was 18, and I can't get over it.

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Yoga is the one L.A. thing I actually like.

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There's a real power in heels and a good dress.

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I used to ride horses when I was younger. Ponies were my life. I miss being fearless.

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I got into physics through pop science and quantum science and ended up being such a quantum groupie.

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I'm not some sort of tormented soul looking for an identity in the roles I take. I became an actress because I just love dressing up and playing.

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I'm terrified I'm about to die, or that all the people I love are about to die, every second of every day.

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I have a checklist of things I'd like to do in movies. One of them is get possessed. Die on a deathbed with a ghostly pallor - that's on my list.

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Author Bio

  • NameTalulah Riley
  • DescriptionBritish actress
  • BornSeptember 26, 1985
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionActor