Quotes from Rachel Weisz

I'm a storyteller, I'm an actor, an entertainer.

I've done a lot of drama, and comedy was the one genre I was not being offered. So I became obsessive about getting one.

I haven't only been offered Hasidic roles.

You would never say to a man, 'do you like playing strong men?' You just wouldn't say that.

I don't think balance is something you get from someone else; it's something women have to find from within. For me, finding balance is still a work in progress.

Bad things happen when people work together. Everything goes out of control.

You have to be quite stupid to act.

I was advised by an American agent when I was about 19 to change my surname.

If you try to go for a laugh, it's death to the comedy. Personally, that's how I approach comedy. But I'm no expert.

I think actors have a choice of drawing attention to themselves or living on the outskirts.

As an actress, it's part of your job to be able to imagine just about anything - even if it's not within your personal experience.

Fear is like the steam that fires the combustion engine. You need fear to get a performance going.

I'm pretty private about my neuroses. You're not neurotic if you talk to yourself - everyone does - you're only neurotic if you hear an answer.

I think things are funny when the character is taking it totally seriously.