I’m obsessed with subtexts. I love that we often don’t say what we feel. That gap between the two. I like it when actors reveal a lot without having to say it. – Felicity Jones
I think, as an actor, you’re always traveling. There’s a sense of dislocation sometimes from home. – Felicity Jones
Fashion choices are never arbitrary. Even if you say you don’t care, that’s a decision. There’s something you’re trying to say. – Felicity Jones
I love going swimming. I spent a lot of time in North London in summer going to Hampstead Heath and swimming in the ponds there. It’s so beautiful; we’re so lucky to have that in London. – Felicity Jones
I was so passionate about wanting the role in ‘Like Crazy,’ I filmed myself in the shower because that’s where one of the scenes was set. It just felt instinctive. It was a close up! It would have been strange if I’d sent off a wide shot of myself. That’s not the kind of work I want to do! – Felicity Jones
I think it’s absolutely about time that we have as many female leads as male. It’s a very exciting time to be an actress. – Felicity Jones
Interviewing someone is very similar to preparing a character, isn’t it? You’re just asking questions: ‘Who is this person? Why did they make that choice? Why are they doing that?’ You’re being Sherlock Holmes. – Felicity Jones
There’s so much that goes into a film that I feel like it’s a bit arrogant to say, ‘Oh, I never watch my own movies.’ Well, it’s not just you. There’s a whole host of other people. So much skill goes into it. But I would say it does take a couple times seeing it to get a level of perspective. – Felicity Jones
It can be very intense being an actor; it can be quite a small world. Then you speak to your friend who is a scientist and they have a completely different perspective. – Felicity Jones
When a relationship with a director is really working, you have the same idea at the same time. You go, ‘Look, this isn’t working,’ and they’ll go, ‘I know it’s not working. What are we gonna do?’ And you go and try something else. – Felicity Jones
While you are improvising, you need to be prepared, and I like to have a sense of who the character is, what she likes to read, where she grew up, where we went to school, and what she has for breakfast, so that when I go to set, I’m free to explore. – Felicity Jones
She was obsessed with French and Swedish cinema. I also remember our mother showing us ‘Gone With the Wind’ very early on. She absolutely loved Vivien Leigh, so it must have been a formative experience for me, thinking, ‘Oh, maybe one day I’ll be like Vivien Leigh.’ – Felicity Jones
You just have to take these opportunities when they come along. They’re not that frequent; you’ll get a really good script, oh, maybe once a year if you’re lucky. – Felicity Jones
I just took everything so seriously in my early twenties. But now I’m like, ‘life can be fun.’ You don’t have to overthink everything. I’ve found a way to be more at peace with things. I’m looking forward to turning 30. – Felicity Jones
I use SPF every day, then apply foundation, mascara, eyeliner and blusher. I always take my make-up off at night and moisturize. – Felicity Jones
The luxury of radio is that you don’t spend hours in make-up, and you can wear whatever you want. It’s bizarre. You’ll be saying lines, with various people around making sound effect noises. – Felicity Jones
When you’re in the head of the character, you feel less self-conscious. If I was just being me, I would feel so exposed and be like, ‘Why is there a huge camera in my face?’ But, when you’re believing in the person that you’re playing, you feel protected. It’s about being true to that person you’re playing. – Felicity Jones
I’m very excited that I can get on a skateboard and skateboard down the street now. That was something I never thought I’d be able to do. I conquered my fears. – Felicity Jones
Once you’re playing someone, you shouldn’t be judging them in any way. That’s what being an actor is – it’s having empathy for people that are different from yourself. Once you’ve committed to that person, your responsibility is to tell that story. – Felicity Jones
I’ve never done this level of physical preparation for something. Particularly for ‘Rogue One’ where I was training every day and doing kung fu rehearsals on a daily basis. But that’s part of the reason I wanted to do it, because it was very different from what I’ve done before. – Felicity Jones
I have a great plain blue shirt from APC, and a denim one from Dolce that I wear constantly. It’s hard to find the perfect denim shirt, but this is it. – Felicity Jones
London is my home. I miss my family so much; it’s hard being away. And I miss salt and vinegar crisps. And Marmite. And good fudge. Oh my God. Clotted cream fudge. – Felicity Jones
My mother was in the kind of late-’60s, early-’70s origins of female emancipation. And she was very much like, ‘You’re not going to be defined by how you look. It’s going to be about who you are and what you do.’ – Felicity Jones
I’m interested in all forms of performance, yet I think it’s difficult to be as equally talented in all of them as they call for such different skills. At the moment, I still feel I’m learning and want as much experience and variety as possible. – Felicity Jones
It was only after university that I said to myself that I had to take the risk and have a serious go at acting. It’s such a bizarre profession, because you have to be totally tough to deal with all those times when you’re being turned down, and then really soft in order to access your character’s emotions. – Felicity Jones