I always had a very strong sense of independence. I really liked being able to buy my Alanis Morissette ‘Jagged Little Pill’ album. I wore that as a badge of honor. I love not having to rely on anyone. – Felicity Jones
I’m used to doing independent film where the style is a lot more casual. With improvising, you obviously find so much out on the day – and in a way, I feel more comfortable doing that. – Felicity Jones
Without sounding too pretentious, I feel my job is almost like becoming a monk or a nun – it’s a calling. – Felicity Jones
In a way, ‘Like Crazy’ keys into our generation, this idea of now we can still be in communication. Where do the boundaries of relationships end? – Felicity Jones
I think that my parents’ divorce gave me a very strong sense of self-reliance and independence. I realised that I needed to make sure I could support myself because you don’t know what’s going to happen in the future. – Felicity Jones
I don’t have much time for shopping so I pick things up when I can. My favorite labels are APC, Isabel Marant and Agnes B because the clothes are cut small and have a simplicity to them. – Felicity Jones
I’ve heard directing talked about as being a benign dictatorship, and I think that’s probably the best way a director should be. They’re open to collaboration and feedback from people, but ultimately, it’s got to be that one person’s vision. That’s what I think makes a film really stand out. – Felicity Jones
I’ve never done a superhero movie. It’s very nice to you as an actor in several worlds to go and to experiment. – Felicity Jones
My agent called me up and said, ‘There is a tremendous female lead in the new ‘Star Wars’ film, and I think you’re really going to like it.’ The opportunity to play someone determined, who’s trying to find her skills as a leader; to be in a fantasy movie; to be able to do a leading female role in a film of that scale – that’s very, very rare. – Felicity Jones
My boy cousins used to sit my older brother and me down and take us through a film-studies course. It included ‘Tremors’, ‘The Goonies’, and, of course, ‘Star Wars’. That was when it began: sitting cross-legged watching as the opening crawl goes up the screen. – Felicity Jones
I love moments in film where there’s no dialogue, and somebody communicates something with a look that kills you. That’s why I love going to the cinema. – Felicity Jones
The ideal would be to have a career like Meryl Streep’s or Kate Winslet’s. It’s just unbelievable how they manage to make such incredible choices one after the other. If you could have a career anything like that, then that would be a great thing. – Felicity Jones
I’ve always been a feminist, and what I love in my work is being able to explore a full-sided woman and not patronize her. – Felicity Jones
I always wear the shoes of the character a week before going on set; the idea of just putting on a new pair of shoes on the first day of filming is just horrific. – Felicity Jones
I always think Michelle Williams is excellent in her work. And I do love Sofia Coppola. She always creates something so atmospheric. I love Wes Anderson, Roman Coppola, Andrea Arnold. – Felicity Jones
I usually have two or three books on the go at the same time. If I’m in different moods, I want to read different things. – Felicity Jones
I think actors always find the dialogue doesn’t quite fit, so you always have to play with it. – Felicity Jones
You have to have a bag of Yorkshire Tea bags. It is the best tea that England has to offer, and that comes with me everywhere I go. – Felicity Jones
You have to be brave and not always play likeable people. It’s difficult, because there’s a demand for the hero or heroine to be very likeable. – Felicity Jones
I am quite fortunate, because I can still be quite incognito. If you go out looking for attention, then you’ll attract it, but if you’re just getting on with your life, particularly in London where everyone is engrossed in what they’re doing, you can keep a measure of anonymity. – Felicity Jones
I’m a masochist in some ways. I look for things that I think I can’t do, then, for some bizarre reason, I really want to do them. Maybe one day I’ll take the easy route. – Felicity Jones
When you’re a young actor, there’s this pressure to rush. But I hope to be doing this into my sixties and seventies, so I’d prefer to take my time. – Felicity Jones
A lot of my time is spent watching films and reading scripts. And it can be all-consuming. And it’s obviously something I’m fortunate that is both my work and my hobby. It’s what I would naturally be doing anyway. – Felicity Jones
The actresses I’ve known support each other very much. If you have a level of confidence in what you’re doing, then you don’t feel threatened. We all have different things to offer. – Felicity Jones
I love ‘Annie Hall’; I will always come back to that film again and again. Diane Keaton has been such an inspiration to me. She always brings humour, but complexity, and I love watching her on screen. She’s got real charisma. – Felicity Jones