Rose Byrne Quotes

I loved performing; I was always trying to impress my siblings by being a clown. I think that came from being the runt of the litter.
Rose Byrne

Trying, Loved, Clown

All forms of contact are good: letters, parcels, e-mails - I've been trying to get a Webcam for my computer, but I'm such a Luddite.
Rose Byrne

Good, Trying, Computer

Art, a book, a painting, a song, can definitely inspire change, whether it's a small change or a big change but you know there's novels I've read or a scene in a film that I've seen where I definitely inspired something and made a change or addressed an issue in my life or done something cliche like make a phone call.
Rose Byrne

Life, Change, Art

At a certain point, I got into the older, cooler crowd, and they listened to hip-hop. I was desperately trying to fit in.
Rose Byrne

Trying, Older, Point

Being an actor is mostly about rejection and being out of work. It was a fast lesson in all of that stuff.
Rose Byrne

Work, Rejection, Actor

Here in L.A. the standard of beauty is kind of ridiculous. I want to be doing this when I'm in my fifties and sixties and this isn't what I'm going to look like.
Rose Byrne

Beauty, Here, Ridiculous

I liked the Beastie Boys and A Tribe Called Quest and Cypress Hill.
Rose Byrne

Liked, Hill, Quest

I often do very serious roles, but really I am a big clown.
Rose Byrne

Big, Serious, Often

I see myself more as a character actress than a celebrity.
Rose Byrne

Character, Actress, Celebrity

I tend to spiral out of control if I'm not working. I get panicked and don't know what to do with myself.
Rose Byrne

Control, Working, Spiral

I think its important to keep an element of fear about yourself because it makes you appreciate the jobs.
Rose Byrne

Fear, Yourself, Important

I used to go to rave parties, too, but I was never savvy with techno.
Rose Byrne

Used, Parties, Techno

I'm ambitious but I'm not particularly competitive. I'll try to get roles, as I think it's healthy to go for things, but... I think there's too much competition between women already. It's important to have female solidarity and support each other and other actresses.
Rose Byrne

Women, Important, Try

I'm in love with the city. You can impress an Australian with a city, but you can't impress them with a beach.
Rose Byrne

Love, City, Beach

I'm the youngest of four, and I'm always the clown - making the jokes, wanting attention.
Rose Byrne

Making, Attention, Jokes

I've already started saying that I'm 30 when I'm still 29. That way, I'm already there.
Rose Byrne

Saying, Started

I've always thought of myself as more of a character actress. I've tried to do different things, but I've always been under the radar and that's how I like it. I've been really blessed to work this long and I just hope I continue to get better and better and better and better.
Rose Byrne

Work, Hope, Character

It's important to have female solidarity and support each other and other actresses.
Rose Byrne

Important, Support, Female

My parents were so relaxed by the time I was growing up that I got away with a lot more.
Rose Byrne

Time, Parents, Away

The British are so funny.
Rose Byrne

The British are so funny. It's like they can't believe I lived in Hackney. 'You could live in Bondi Beach. Why would you want to live in 'Ackney?' But Hackney's fantastic. I'm serious. There are so many artists there. I loved the markets, the parks, the pubs, the diversity. It was a cultural melting-pot.
Rose Byrne

Funny, Live, Why

The physical environment of L.A. is really beautiful. It's actually kinda fun, too, if you're working. It's just not really fun if you're not working and you don't know anybody.
Rose Byrne

Beautiful, Fun, Working

There's a lot of intensity when you're on a set. And then it just goes away and no one's giving you attention or flooding you with compliments.
Rose Byrne

Giving, Away, Attention

They think I'm depressed because I look serious in photos. It's usually because I'm just nervous. But I've stopped dressing for other people. If I think I look good, that's the most important thing.
Rose Byrne

Good, Important, Serious

TV is very much a producer and writer or creator-driven machine in the States. And I'm the kind of actor that needs to be pushed and have someone on my case a little bit, so I suffer from that.
Rose Byrne

Someone, Actor, Writer

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Nationality: Australian

Born: July 24, 1979

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