I don't want to be known for anything other than the fact that I play characters in movies.

- Sophia Myles

What I do for a living means that people look at me. As an actress, you are scrutinized. You are not just dealing with your looks privately, you are …

- Sophia Myles

I know so many acting careers that are deliberately kickstarted by a publicist placing a bit of rubbish in a newspaper. And I don't want that. If som…

- Sophia Myles

I'm very grateful that I have one of those faces that seems to blend back into the crowd. A lot of people pay lip service to wanting a normal life, b…

- Sophia Myles

I don't want to be famous. I like to be able to sit in a cafe and watch the world go by and observe people.

- Sophia Myles

Because I never set out to be an actress, I always feel so lucky and grateful. There are so many people who are really desperate to be stars, and it …

- Sophia Myles

I'm half-Welsh, half-Russian. My maternal grandmother is Russian. I've very much a mongrel, which is good in a way because it makes me quite a blank …

- Sophia Myles

I couldn't care less about walking down the red carpet in a pair of heels and a posh frock. I'd rather be in my pyjamas at home.

- Sophia Myles

I'm really a strong advocate of ageing because the messages that the media and advertising give to women infuriate me: ie that it's a bad thing to ge…

- Sophia Myles