Olivia Colman quotes

Born
30 January 1974, Norwich, Norfolk, England.

Occupation
Actress.

Olivia Colman is an English actress.

Movies
The Father (2020)
The Favourite (2018)

Acting is playing, and it is like being a big kid. Yeah, it’s great. You get paid.
– Olivia Colman

I’ve been with my husband and friends for so long, I’ve forgotten what is unappealing to new people.
– Olivia Colman

I was rubbish at school.
– Olivia Colman

If the script’s good, everything you need is in there. I just try and feel it, and do it honestly.
– Olivia Colman

The first time I did a school play was the first time I felt I was good at anything at all. I just loved it.
– Olivia Colman

As a child, I thought, ‘Once I am a grown-up, there will be no more fear, no more worries,’ and it turns out that’s not true.
– Olivia Colman

I am just an actor – all I do is I memorise someone else’s words and tart around.
– Olivia Colman

I think each person you play has a little bit of you in it – you can’t really help that.
– Olivia Colman

If I didn’t have children I might be more of a lush than I am. I like booze. I struggle with smoking. And I’m a big swearer. I’m trying to rein it in but I do think it’s a nice seasoning of language.
– Olivia Colman

I love my job and I know I am very lucky but still, if you audition and you don’t get it, it still affects you.
– Olivia Colman

I’m not a pin-up, thankfully. I’m not suggesting I feel unconfident. I am beautiful to my husband. I am beautiful to my friends. I feel sexy and all those things with the people I love.
– Olivia Colman

I had a lovely, feral, free childhood – out and then come back when you’re hungry or it gets too dark. I feel slightly cruel that I’m not offering my children the same.
– Olivia Colman

You can over-think things. If the script’s good, everything you need is in there. I just try and feel it and do it honestly. I also don’t learn things for auditions, because I feel like it’s just a test of memorising rather than being real.
– Olivia Colman

I have done Botox, and I loved it.
– Olivia Colman

Proper love should be utterly supportive and comfortable, and it feels like a raincoat or a jacket potato.
– Olivia Colman

I want to be helpful to the charities I support. I think you can dilute it, the more you do. You have to be a bit strong about what you do… otherwise, you risk spreading yourself a bit thin, and you can be less useful.
– Olivia Colman

I always assumed I would leave drama school and do ‘Lady Macbeth’ and all sorts of serious things. It just didn’t happen.
– Olivia Colman