Quotes from Rachel Weisz

I think I'm very curious about other people. I like to sit and eavesdrop, you know.

I prefer being as far from the centre of celebrity as possible.

The older you get the more capable you get at managing life.

I'm too disorganized.

I'm very successful and do lots of films but I've never actually done anything extraordinary.

As Ralph's character begins to discover the political thriller aspect of the film, he falls deeper in love with his wife, so the two run together. That's the beauty of this film. It has fast pace and excitement, but it also has heart and soul.

It's hard to remember that life is a miracle. We're just living it and we forget that.

I've always been fascinated by activists, people who will devote their life to a cause, people who go to India and to Africa and put their life in jeopardy to do what they believe is right.

I'm thinking of doing more theatre. It makes me very happy.

In therapy you sit down; in analysis you lie down.

Often Hollywood crews go into third world countries and I don't believe they behave well.

In real life, I'm polite and nice all the time. It's fun to play people who aren't. It's escapism.

You have your real life and then you have your work.

In L.A., unless you've just won an Oscar or you're Mr. Studio Head, no one talks to you. Even at parties.

It is a political thriller. It's very action packed and it's very exciting, but at the same time it's a very big soulful love story about longing and loss. They're not separate, they're completely dependent on one another.

I'm not confident around compliments or being celebrated, and I'm not comfortable with the thought of envy, which some people thrive on.

I think there are two aspects to ageing: there's the physical side and what's happening inside.

That was me under the bath and the water being held down. The director wanted it to look as real as possible so he told Keanu, in front of me, don't go easy on her. So it was scary.

I was a tomboy.

I go and see music all the time.

To come to the Oscars for the first time and be seven months pregnant is quite a thing!

I love the way girls in London dress; it's so different to the American 'blow-dry and immaculate grooming' thing.

It's also that comedians don't have the kind of narcissism that actors have. They're writers who perform their own material. It's more interesting. And they're sexy because they risk more. Stand-up comedians risk more than anyone.

I find Hollywood really toxic.