Thandie Newton Quotes

I have no illusions of being the big box office draw. But I would like to have some choices.

I don't think you can discriminate against budgets, you know? I'm an actor, I guess, so I'm just trying to play as many characters as I can. If there's a character I think I can play, and they're going to let me do it, I'll do it whether it's $10 or $1 million or more.

When I started in films, it never really occurred to me that I could make a career out of acting.

I'd done about 10 movies before I decided I wanted to make acting the main thrust of my career.

I have made a promise to myself that I will have no limitations as an actor. I have realised I have to pay attention to the commercials or the business aspect of cinema, but deep inside, I am purely an artiste.

I don't want to limit myself as an actor.

'Dhol' has me in the second lead. But I wish to upgrade to playing lead roles and want to be in the league of respected actresses of the industry.

The only fear I have is that I will wake up one day and nobody will allow me to do films. This is a fear every actor has.

I take things on a day to day basis when it gets really hectic. But I do think long term and I'm looking forward to the next couple of years when I do start producing my own films with my production company and playing some characters that are older and that's really exciting to me.

I'm not saying no to anything, at least as far as reading scripts. I don't care if it's television or films but, personally, I would say I'd like to establish myself more in film.

I give everything to my work, and I like complex roles, characters that aren't obvious. I've been very lucky so far, and I'm dreaming of working with directors like Jane Campion, Susanne Bier and the Dardennes. But the gods will decide.

And although I've been very fortunate in the film work that's come my way, I need to get back to the stage. If I'm away for a maximum of two years, I feel something's wrong.

I'm not sure I'll find acting satisfying creatively forever. If you get the good roles, it's great - if you have the freedom to choose your projects and not just do anything and everything.

All I want is the same opportunities as the filmmakers I grew up admiring. But you know, I've had lots of amazing opportunities to do the movies I wanted to do. If I could write my future, I'd want to keep making character-based films that can make use of my voice as a filmmaker.

I don't just act, and that's really important to me. I don't want to just be an actor forever.

People get on a show and they fought tooth and nail. Almost 95% of the actors out there want to be on a television series. Then as soon as they get onto one, no, no, I want to be a movie star. This television series stuff, no, no no.

I want people to look at my films and say 'Wow, she's a good actress', and I know I'll have to work hard for that.

I'm still auditioning and doing other movie parts, but I really like the developing and the writing. You have more control over your destiny.

I don't want to say, 'I want to be in Hollywood,' like so many actors do, but I know that Hollywood is still making good movies, and I'd like to be part of that someday.

When I started to watch some of the films I'd done, I realized I was doing movies that I might not actually want to see.

As an actor, all you want to do is to work and do good work.

I didn't picture myself as a movie actress. I began to think about it around college. I remember thinking, 'Well somebody has to be in them,' so maybe I could do that eventually. It's all been a surprise.

So yes, I hope to act in other people's movies, big and small, because that's how I make my living, really.

I don't have any expectations as an actor, and being rich and famous is not my driving force.

I think every American actor wants to be a movie star. But I never wanted to do stupid movies, I wanted to do films.