Harriet Jane "Hattie" Morahan (born 1978) is an English television, film and stage actress. Read full biography of Hattie Morahan →
I am fascinated by people's flaws and delusions: all the messy bits of human nature we all try to pretend we don't have.
I love the virtuosity and imaginative chutzpah of 'Da Vinci's Demons,' and not just because my boyfriend is in it!
I'm just interested in things that move me and make me think, make me laugh.
It's true: theatre has been part of my life for as long as I can remember. I always liked everything about it. As a child, I used to get so... →
There's a pressure to conform to particular images, and it feels a pretty exclusive pool of body image or facial image that is considered... →
Acting on stage is a living organism you can never pin down, and I believe the audience feeds off that, too.
Cate Blanchett and Eileen Atkins are definitely among my top five actresses whose work I aspire to.
For a long time, I did feel aware that I wasn't pretty or bubbly enough. Nor was I sexy-looking.
I am always really buzzed after each performance, and at around one in the morning, I'll hit a brick wall and need to sleep.
I heard David Sedaris read live recently which was a complete delight. Few writers make me laugh out loud on the bus. He does.
I've obviously got one of those faces that people can forget.
Throughout my life, I've known that if I change my hair, if I change my look, people I know will blank me in the street.
Because I didn't go to drama school, I didn't start in the business with any toolbox apart from enthusiasm and instinct. I'd throw... →
Harriet Jane "Hattie" Morahan (born 1978) is an English television, film and stage actress.