Those abduction situations where you’re packed in a bunker for 30 years.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 September 2024 source ↗
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b. 1982
Born in Hong Kong, Romola Garai, 42, joined the National Youth Theatre in her teens. In 2012, she was Bafta-nominated for the BBC adaptation of The Crimson Petal and the White, and her other TV work includes The Hour and Vigil. She wrote and directed the 2020 film Amulet, and her movie acting credits include I Capture the Castle, Atonement, Scoop, and The Critic, which is in cinemas now. She recently appeared in The Years at the Almeida theatre in London. She has two children with her husband, the actor Sam Hoare, and lives in London.
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Those abduction situations where you’re packed in a bunker for 30 years.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 September 2024 source ↗
Anybody who works in frontline mental health services for the NHS.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 September 2024 source ↗
I can’t deal with any level of stress.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 September 2024 source ↗
I have a deep-rooted fear of being in trouble. I once tried to sneak into the back of a photography exhibition with my husband when one of our kids was in a pushchair. We’d arrived late and he suggested we go in through the gift shop and see the last room. As we poked our heads round the door, the security guard noticed us. I shouted, “That man’s trying to get in!”, then ran away.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 September 2024 source ↗
My short film, Scrubber, in 2011. At that time in my life it seemed easier to pay for it myself than to apply for funds.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 September 2024 source ↗
Confident, stressed, greedy.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 September 2024 source ↗
I’ve never read any Proust.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 September 2024 source ↗
I’ve done some acting jobs where everybody’s gone out of their way to make sure that you feel annoying and easily replaceable.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 September 2024 source ↗
I’d probably take out a lot of my 20s, when I was rude, annoying and a brat.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 September 2024 source ↗
A sense of optimism.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 September 2024 source ↗
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