Rosamund Pike
Rosamund Pike
Rosamund Mary Ellen Pikeis an English actress. She began her acting career by appearing in stage productions such as Romeo and Juliet and Skylight. She made her screen debut in the television film A Rather English Marriage, followed by television roles in Wives and Daughtersand Love in a Cold Climate. She received international recognition for her film debut as Bond girl Miranda Frost in Die Another Day, for which she received the Empire Award for Best Newcomer. Following her breakthrough,...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth27 January 1979
CityLondon, England
I remember times of anxiety, ups and downs, and times of unexpected windfalls. But my parents loved what they did. And because their work was also their hobby, it taught me that work could be fulfilling.
I work in the entertainment industry, and I like to be entertained.
Sometimes it irks when people come up in the street and say, 'Oh I'm a huge James Bond fan' - when you obviously want them to be a fan of your work in particular.
I saw a lot of operas from backstage and watched a lot of rehearsals - my parents were singers.
I would love to play the lead in a big romantic comedy. That's definitely a dream of mine.
You can get things out of acting with someone a second time around that you don't necessarily get the first time because you're more familiar, more comfortable.
We thought there should be a bit more edge though. We wanted the sisters to grow a little apart, which I think often happens when emotions come into play.
One goes on with the blithe belief that who you really are is transparent to everybody. Then you realise, with some horror, that in fact it's not. So all you can do is keep muddying the waters a bit.
What I find sexy is when someone's having fun and able to look right back at you.
Success is freedom - scripts coming your way and getting to choose the stories you want to tell.
Looking back, I just think I was a really average sort of girl.
I'd like people to get a sense of who I am, yet I want to keep my privacy, too.
You just never know who's going to have chemistry. You can put two of the sexiest people in the world together, and they could be completely flat.
As a woman, you feel that you shouldn't want to better yourself against others. Ambition has become such an ugly word, hasn't it?