Saoirse Ronan Quotes

Vampire teeth really aren't very efficient, are they? It looks very messy. I'm not sure it's the best way to get a pint off anyone.

It's too distracting to read about yourself. You want to be perfect and you want everyone to love you, and that's never going to happen.

Acting is one of these things that I can't really describe - it's just like, why do you love your mum and dad? You know, you just do.

The written word can be powerful and beautiful - but films transport us to another place in a way that even the most evocative words never can.

I like books that are exciting and that make you think about things as well.

I was born in New York, so I'd love to study at New York University.

There's no one out there like Quentin Tarantino. His films have a signature look, and they never just stick to the same kind of story.

I would never want to move to L.A.

I don't know what kind of swag I'd get if I were extra Irish. It would just be, like, extra potatoes. Or like a free pint of Guinness.

I like to get far away from myself when I'm acting.

Lindsay Lohan was the 'It' girl from, like, 14. That's a lot of pressure.

I've basically grown up with Harry Potter, as so many kids my age have. It's kind of a part of my life.

My whole life I try to make into a comedy, so it would be nice to see that onscreen.

Learning is the most important thing, no mater how you do it, or where you do it, or who you do it with.

My name means freedom [in Irish].

I've always wanted to act and I grew up a little on film sets when my dad was working as an actor.

I like films where there's a relationship between two women. I always think that's lovely to watch on the screen.

If you don't have eyebrows, you don't really have a face.

When I was younger, I was very athletic and I always loved sports and physical things.

I listen to everything. I love The Chemical Brothers.

I think if my child died I would prefer it if I were dead.

I really want to go to college.

I think I do believe in the afterlife; I have heard stories from people who I can completely trust that have seen ghosts.

I'm all right, not as good as my mom is. Maybe because I don't have kids.

That's what acting is. You're pretending to be someone else.

All teenagers want to rebel a little and break away. But I think you are always going to want to go back to your parents for that safety they provide.

For me, clothes are about individuality. When I wear things that are different and it works, it makes me feel good.

I'm Irish, so I'm messing all the time. Which means, I'm having a laugh. I'm always making jokes.

The majority of teenagers don't even make eye contact with people, even people of the same age.

I've grown up with my parents' music tastes, listening to Fleetwood Mac and the Rolling Stones.

I think acting is something that is within you. It's a very natural thing for me. It comes from myself, really.

I play basketball, I surf and swim and go to the cinema and listen to music and read. I like shopping.

I've never really felt like I was a child actor. Just an actor who happened to be quite young.

I know most of the photographers in Ireland. And if I don't want my photograph taken, they will leave me alone.

I've found that I'd be the first one to cut lines.

I like my characters to be ones I think about long after I've finished reading the script.

I love a lot of comedy actors and actresses like Kristen Wiig and Tina Fey and all those women who are really brilliant and funny.

When I was younger and in primary school, I'd do maybe a film a year, and I had to adapt to being away from everyone for a couple of months.

I wouldn't go down the route of having an assistant. I don't want to be like that. I want to be normal.

Joe Wright [was] almost like a teacher, to be firm with me, that really stuck with me. And that helped me as I've gotten older.

We grew up with a camera in front of us.

I've been dealing with so much press for Brooklyn, and now I am rehearsing for a play, and it is hard.

I love cleaning. I love mopping the floor. If you need your floor mopped, I'm there.