Top 15 Holliday Grainger Quotes

I did a year at Leeds, studying English. They basically threw me out, because I was taking too much time off to act. So I transferred to the Open University, because I could do it all online. By that point, I had admitted to myself that I had the acting bug.

True love, especially first love, can be so tumultuous and passionate that it feels like a violent journey.

Long scenes of emotion are quite difficult – you’ve got to build up to them and make sure you’re in the right emotional space.

I’d like to continue acting as long as I enjoy it.

As much as I’d love to be a successful actor, the thought of being recognised in the street is petrifying.

To be able to analyze plays and novels is so relevant to acting.

I don’t have any massive ambitions to be a movie star.

I was so tiny when my parents split up that I can’t remember them ever being together. That was never an issue, as I guess I never went through the trauma of them splitting up.

I’ve got a massive actor girl crush on Carey Mulligan, so I’d love to be buddies with her. She just oozes this joyful, natural innocence and always brings a nice emotional depth to her character.

I auditioned for a musical, and I can’t sing. It was a kid’s film musical, not a stage show, so I thought I could get away with it.

The media was completely influential in the rise and fall of Bonnie and Clyde.

I seem to play a lot of troubled kids.

You’ll always end up filling out a character. It might be with aspects of yourself.

When you’re a child, you take things for granted. For instance, my mum didn’t have a lot of money, but I went to piano, ballet and gymnastics lessons, and tae kwon do.

I love the opportunity to do lots of different kinds of projects – independent films and big studio epics as well. I’d love to be able to do a mixture.