Growing up, I was surrounded by music by the Stones, Carole King, and the Beach Boys. I didn't know who Michael Jackson was till I was about 13.

More Quotes by Ophelia Lovibond

I'm quite nosy. Somebody will be reading a book on a train, and I'll go: 'How is it? Is it any good?' and they'll be like, 'Yeah, now let me read it.'

If I read something and respond to the role, that's what happens, and if those happen to be a few comedies in a row, or not, so be it.

If you asked me to sing a modern song, I wouldn't be able to - I can't easily slip into that groove. But if it were a song by Nico or The Velvet Underground, fine.

I don't quite have the luxury of cherry-picking - I have to see what comes my way. But I have always been picky.

The '60s look wasn't something I consciously chose, but in my late teens, I found myself styling my hair in a retro way and liking clothes - the shapes and silhouettes - that were from that era. They just reflected who I was.

I realized I have an appetite for stunts. I learned how to do them myself.