I don't really think about roles - "dream roles." It's always about who's gonna be the person on the screen or who's gonna be the person on the stage…

- Carey Mulligan

I don't wear a bikini on the beach. I walk around my house in pyjamas. I haven't seen myself naked in the mirror for probably a decade. I'm very prud…

- Carey Mulligan

I'm more the sort of person who doesn't like hugging strangers because we don't know each other, so we shouldn't.

- Carey Mulligan

Am I reserved? I think I agree with that. I don't think I'm particularly original. I am quite homey, though. But then I'm also quite transient. I qui…

- Carey Mulligan

The toughest part of acting is never a single thing. It's more like a whole character. I find film really difficult - trying to make it feel like a c…

- Carey Mulligan

One of the things I love about the theater is that no one can tell you to stop. Once you're onstage, it's three hours, and whether you're completely …

- Carey Mulligan

People always say, "You played such a strong character." I remember someone said that to me when I played a role in Shame, and she was a suicidal mes…

- Carey Mulligan

It's tricky playing people that you don't like and finding a way to empathise with them. It's challenging and very exciting for an actor.

- Carey Mulligan

I've always been quite careful about what I wanted to do. I've just never wanted to revisit old ground or do something that's easy. I want to do some…

- Carey Mulligan