There is soul music, soul food, and soul love.
I thought people would think I only wanted to be an actor because my dad was, rather than because I had an innate calling.
With acting, I always felt like I didn't have control of it. It was all about other people giving me a job.
I feel Scottish when with English people, and when I'm with Scottish people, I realise I'm English.
I do laugh when I hear myself saying, 'I am a ventriloquist. ' I am definitely suited to it, though. I took it and ran with it quite hungrily. It is not for everyone, but it is just the chance to write for a character.
I was really awful at auditions. There's something about sitting down and saying into the camera: "I'm Nina and this is the name of my agent. " That makes me just die inside.
I could never be on stage on my own. But puppets can say things that humans can't say.
I think people respect honesty rather than hiding it.
It's my goal to make a building as immaterial as possible. Architecture is a very material thing. It takes a lot of resources, so why not eliminate what you don't need as long as you're able to achieve the same result?
The Buddha’s last words instructed us to be heedful—to see our actions as important and to keep that importance in mind at all times.
I hated repeating myself. The last films I've done - not once did I ever have the feeling that I was dialing it in.