Andrea Riseborough

I get scared of really simple things and not scared of big things. ”

I tend to be overly responsible for other people's feelings. ”

I don't relate to people that look like me. I find it deeply unsatisfying to play a version of myself. It was something I had to figure out really early on, when I was at RADA, because I was being cast, over and over again, as the young, virginal thing. When I left RADA, I was on an absolute mission to never wear make-up. ”

I've always thrown like a girl. ”

People think I'm totally crackers. ”

I don't like getting dressed up. It's hard because as a woman, as an actor, the whole world wants you to enjoy dressing up. ”

I'm an artist; affirmation is like catnip to me. ”

I think impersonation is a great art. It's something that I enjoy doing, in a frivolous and lighthearted way. But I don't flatter myself to think I'm an impersonator. ”

Maybe I've just been incredibly fortunate, but there's a level of dedication, devotion, intensity and seriousness around me every day. ”

It's hard for us to imagine, as humans, that we'll become less powerful. But it'll be healthier for the planet and for the eco-system if that does happen. If humans are going to merge with machines, then let's get on with it. I love humans, but I also love dinosaurs - I'm pretty sure I wouldn't have wanted them to die out, either. ”