Hannah Murray Quotes

'Skins' is about a group of teenagers in Bristol, and it's all about what they get up to and all the different things they do. I think it's a good show because it's come from a very real place, and there's a lot of young people involved in the writing.

I can't think of any shows I've watched about teenagers that has the same spirit that 'Skins' has, the same honesty about it.

I wonder if I maybe have a natural floatiness that comes through in everyone I play.

Do people ever ask me to say 'Wow?' Never in interviews, but a few times on the street. I don't do it. I try to get away from them as quickly as possible and explain that I'm not a performing seal.

You can tell when people think they're a little bit special, and it's quite fun to laugh at them, and I think it's good to laugh at them, because then you can deflate their egos a bit.

Stuart Murdoch is a really special human being - really creative, but also really kind and gentle.

Cambridge is really understanding and helpful, so that's been good, and it's just a case of trying to get stuff done when I am there and just being efficient with managing my time.

I really like singing, although I'm embarrassed about doing it.

I can remember on the first day on 'Chatroom,' it was just one scene for the whole day, which was a really nice luxury to have.

I never, never lend any of my own clothes for parts any more because you lose your clothes; they become the characters' clothes, and you can never wear them again.

On 'Chatroom,' everyone was so nice, and we had a really great time together; we were around the same age and got on really well.

I really hate being recognised. I'm quite a shy person, and I'm not very good at talking to strangers. So when people come up to me in the street, I just find it quite awkward. I don't really know what to say to them.

There are so many female roles - particularly for young women - that are just somebody's girlfriend or somebody's daughter, or that are accessories to the main story rather than being three-dimensional characters.

One of the hardest things to do in acting is to stop thinking about yourself and stop being self-conscious.

Was I in a nativity play? I think I was an angel; I was a very blonde child, so I tended to get typecast. I have a vague memory of wearing wings.

I really like all of the characters in 'The Secret History' by Donna Tartt, especially Camilla, the one girl. I find her fascinating.

Turns out you have a really fun time if you go to work every day and focus on being silly and funny and happy!