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Carice van Houten Quotes

My father is a silent cinema freak, so he took me to 1925 silent films that took forever, like 5-hour movies, but I’ve seen a lot of that stuff since I was young. And then I saw the film ‘Annie,’ and I just wanted to be Annie; I just wanted to be that orphan kid and wanted to sing and dance.

– Carice van Houten

Most directors that I’ve worked with – I’ve worked with before, especially in Holland – and they know that I’m somebody who talks and asks, and talks, and talks, and talks and questions and turns things around. I’m like a little cat, walking around my little nest until I find my place.

– Carice van Houten

I’m not at all a hero. I’m a wussy.

– Carice van Houten

When I started acting, there were parts in English that I thought I just had to try it out and go to another country. I did a film in Ireland. It was my first film abroad.

– Carice van Houten

I’m a workaholic.

– Carice van Houten

I like to play a strong woman, but a strong woman can also be very fragile and vulnerable at the same time.

– Carice van Houten

Don’t get me wrong: I would not say no to an Oscar!

– Carice van Houten

I have a very musical family from my Scottish roots.

– Carice van Houten

It’s quite absurd to act against a smoke creature that is not there.

– Carice van Houten

In the streets, they’re very nice. On Twitter, there are people who love to hate me. Sometimes people get mean. I tend to answer like, ‘Careful now, know who you’re dealing with…’ They’re like, ‘I’m sorry! Don’t send the Lord of Light after me!’ It’s fun to play with that.

– Carice van Houten

I don’t do method acting. If I play a farmer, I’m not gonna spend 3 weeks on a chicken farm. That’s a bit too much for me.

– Carice van Houten

I’m completely the opposite of what I play on ‘Game of Thrones.’

– Carice van Houten

I can’t say I’m having trouble with my husband or that I have a stubborn child.

– Carice van Houten

American actresses have more problems than I do; I’m lucky to be able to play what I want for a smaller audience, because I have my own country to do that in.

– Carice van Houten

I’m cold in summer. I’m the coldest person ever! It’s very ironic I’m never cold in the scripts. Every time I’m shooting, if you don’t see a part of me, there are hot water bottles there.

– Carice van Houten

I have a love-hate relationship with Twitter. There are moments I feel like 99 percent of the people who write stuff are the sweetest people, and then one crazy guy or girl spoils the whole thing.

– Carice van Houten

I don’t believe you can get into somebody’s character but more that somebody comes in you. You just use yourself. In everything I play, I feel like it is me. I just say different things on different times and look different.

– Carice van Houten

I think it’s cool people love to hate me.

– Carice van Houten

I’ve never really considered packing my suitcase and heading to Hollywood.

– Carice van Houten

It’s great to play somebody’s wife, but not all the time. There’s so many other stories to tell.

– Carice van Houten

I’m a singer and working on my second album. I write and produce. There is so much more that satisfies me. So there’s not just this one ambition to become an American movie star. Because I will never become an American movie star.

– Carice van Houten

I do this acting thing mostly for myself. I like to make a connection and communicate with the audience to make myself feel less lonely. I also do it to develop my own character, so sometimes I do it to just be away in a certain area that I’ve never been to. But mostly, the story has to do something for me.

– Carice van Houten

Playing evil is just not interesting. I don’t think anyone who does evil stuff thinks they’re doing evil stuff. That’s the scary part.

– Carice van Houten

In my own country, I play light comedies and funny parts.

– Carice van Houten

I don’t know how to play evil.

– Carice van Houten

I have some wigs at home just for fun. Throughout my years, my hair has been treated in a not very nice way, so I have to be careful.

– Carice van Houten