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

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

Saoirse Ronan

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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.

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.

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.

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

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

I really want to go to college.

I really want to go to college.

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.

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.

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

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

I listen to everything. I love The Chemical Brothers.

I listen to everything. I love The Chemical Brothers.

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

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

I don't think you could get anything worse than losing a child. I think if my child died, I would prefer it if I were dead.

I don't think you could get anything worse than losing a child. I think if my child died, I would prefer it if I were dead.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

My name means freedom in Irish.

My name means freedom in Irish.