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Where I am now, you're very much at everybody else's mercy. You have no control over your career in a lot of ways. It's just important to know what your own goals are, because that's empowering.


You see someone on the street wearing an outfit and then it's on the cover of a magazine. I love. But, you know, I'm Australian, so I'm not too flashy or glitzy.


You know, I'm Australian, so I'm not too flashy or glitzy... I've stopped dressing for other people. If I think I look good, that's the most important thing.


TV is very much a producer and writer or creator-driven machine in the States. And I'm the kind of actor that needs to be pushed and have someone on my case a little bit, so I suffer from that.


The physical environment of L.A. is really beautiful. It's actually kinda fun, too, if you're working. It's just not really fun if you're not working and you don't know anybody.


The British are so funny.


My parents were so relaxed by the time I was growing up that I got away with a lot more.


I'm the youngest of four, and I'm always the clown - making the jokes, wanting attention.


I think its important to keep an element of fear about yourself because it makes you appreciate the jobs.


I tend to spiral out of control if I'm not working. I get panicked and don't know what to do with myself.


I see myself more as a character actress than a celebrity.


I liked the Beastie Boys and A Tribe Called Quest and Cypress Hill.


At a certain point, I got into the older, cooler crowd, and they listened to hip-hop. I was desperately trying to fit in.


I've already started saying that I'm 30 when I'm still 29. That way, I'm already there.


I loved performing; I was always trying to impress my siblings by being a clown. I think that came from being the runt of the litter.


I'm ambitious but I'm not particularly competitive. I'll try to get roles, as I think it's healthy to go for things, but... I think there's too much competition between women already. It's important to have female solidarity and support each other and other actresses.


Here in L.A. the standard of beauty is kind of ridiculous. I want to be doing this when I'm in my fifties and sixties and this isn't what I'm going to look like.


I'm in love with the city. You can impress an Australian with a city, but you can't impress them with a beach.


Being an actor is mostly about rejection and being out of work. It was a fast lesson in all of that stuff.


They think I'm depressed because I look serious in photos. It's usually because I'm just nervous. But I've stopped dressing for other people. If I think I look good, that's the most important thing.