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13 quotes by Carice van Houten

Carice Anouk van Houten (Dutch pronunciation: [kaːˈris ɑˈnuk fɑn ˈɦʌu tə(n)]; born 5 September 1976) is a Dutch actress and singer. She is best known for her role in Black Book (2006), the most commercially successful Dutch film to date. Internationally, she is also known for English language work in films like Valkyrie (2008), Repo Men (2010), Black Death (2010), and the TV series Game of Thrones in which she has played the role of Melisandre...
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Most directors that I've worked with - I've worked with before, especially in Holland - and they know that I'm somebody who talks and... →

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I have a love-hate relationship with Twitter. There are moments I feel like 99 percent of the people who write stuff are the sweetest people, and... →

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I don't do method acting. If I play a farmer, I'm not gonna spend 3 weeks on a chicken farm. That's a bit too much for me.

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Playing evil is just not interesting. I don't think anyone who does evil stuff thinks they're doing evil stuff. That's the scary part.

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I have some wigs at home just for fun. Throughout my years, my hair has been treated in a not very nice way, so I have to be careful.

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I do this acting thing mostly for myself. I like to make a connection and communicate with the audience to make myself feel less lonely. I also do it... →

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I'm a singer and working on my second album. I write and produce. There is so much more that satisfies me. So there's not just this one... →

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My father is a silent cinema freak, so he took me to 1925 silent films that took forever, like 5-hour movies, but I've seen a lot of that stuff... →

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When I started acting, there were parts in English that I thought I just had to try it out and go to another country. I did a film in Ireland. It was... →

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Don't get me wrong: I would not say no to an Oscar!

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I have a very musical family from my Scottish roots.

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American actresses have more problems than I do; I'm lucky to be able to play what I want for a smaller audience, because I have my own country... →

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I don't believe you can get into somebody's character but more that somebody comes in you. You just use yourself. In everything I play, I... →

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