Usually the casting process is lengthy and humiliating, but in this instance, The Ghost Writer, it was just too easy. I was sitting in a rental car on an L.A. street and my cell phone rang, and it was Roman Polanski on the line. I couldn't really believe my luck. He said, "See you in Berlin." I sat staring at a palm tree, thinking how surreal that was.
I'm 5'9" and have the body of an English person that doesn't know how to diet. - Olivia Williams
I'm 5'9" and have the body of an English person that doesn't know how to diet.
- Olivia Williams
I didn't know box office was a thing you could possess but I don't have it. I go up for lovely roles and people with this nebulous thing called box o… - Olivia Williams
I didn't know box office was a thing you could possess but I don't have it. I go up for lovely roles and people with this nebulous thing called box o…
Working with Roman Polanski is funny. It's like anything in life - someone warns you that something's going to be amazing or difficult or awful, and … - Olivia Williams
Working with Roman Polanski is funny. It's like anything in life - someone warns you that something's going to be amazing or difficult or awful, and …
I'm a mixture of Anglo-Saxon, a bit of Spanish and one-eighth American. I've often wondered if I have an Asiatic ancestor from the East as well becau… - Olivia Williams
I'm a mixture of Anglo-Saxon, a bit of Spanish and one-eighth American. I've often wondered if I have an Asiatic ancestor from the East as well becau…
There's this absurd situation on a movie set where your trailer's here and the set is here and the lunch tent is here, and you're not allowed to get … - Olivia Williams
There's this absurd situation on a movie set where your trailer's here and the set is here and the lunch tent is here, and you're not allowed to get …
I wanted to play a TV detective because it's a rite of passage; I wanted to experience every area of acting. I haven't done comedy or as much Shakesp… - Olivia Williams
I wanted to play a TV detective because it's a rite of passage; I wanted to experience every area of acting. I haven't done comedy or as much Shakesp…
Ewan McGregor is a very genial and entertaining man, and Pierce Brosnan is possibly the nicest man in the world. Actually, it was quite a genial set … - Olivia Williams
Ewan McGregor is a very genial and entertaining man, and Pierce Brosnan is possibly the nicest man in the world. Actually, it was quite a genial set …
My parents have always been cool. They even became surrogates to friends of mine who didn't have such supportive parents. - Olivia Williams
My parents have always been cool. They even became surrogates to friends of mine who didn't have such supportive parents.
I have many debates now with friends on the changes, and the continuing confusion over bringing up your children, instilling values, letting them mak… - Olivia Williams
I have many debates now with friends on the changes, and the continuing confusion over bringing up your children, instilling values, letting them mak…
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