Rachel Weisz
Rachel Weisz
Rachel Hannah Weisz is an English film and theatre actress as well as a former fashion model who holds both British and American citizenship...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth7 March 1970
CityWestminster, England
plays school star
I wasn't a big star in the school plays or anything.
characters drawn good
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.
people
Some people like having eyes upon them and I don't.
films lots successful
I'm very successful and do lots of films but I've never actually done anything extraordinary.
maybe people putting spend twice
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.
life work
You have your real life and then you have your work.
sit
In therapy you sit down; in analysis you lie down.
became comedy genre obsessive
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.
experience imagine job
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.
talks unless won
In L.A., unless you've just won an Oscar or you're Mr. Studio Head, no one talks to you. Even at parties.
character interesting should
The most interesting characters are those you're drawn to, then repelled by, and then come to understand. All that tension - I live that. But I don't plan the tension. It's just something that should happen.
believe character order
I don't judge the character at all. It's a bit like being someone's defense lawyer - you have to believe in their innocence in order to defend them.
believe people choices
People believe in you more after you've won an Oscar, but it's up to you what choices you make.
passion luxury trying
I was offered more work after the Oscar. When I was younger, I would take whatever I was offered because it was money and work and experience. In a way, choosing is the hard part. I know that's a luxury problem, but it's true. I try to go where passion takes me.