Saoirse Ronan
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But he said that for a long time he... He really indulged in sounding different from himself and that's sort of part of what acting is. And I felt exactly the same way. And then at a certain point in your life, you kind of think... Oh, I'm actually not that bad and I'm not completely uninteresting. And I'd quite like to explore acting without having to think about the accent.
So I've kind of gone through a period over the last few years where I've really enjoyed using my own. Well, Saoirse Ronan, thank you so much for joining us. Thank you so much. It was lovely.
So I've kind of gone through a period over the last few years where I've really enjoyed using my own. Well, Saoirse Ronan, thank you so much for joining us. Thank you so much. It was lovely.
So I've kind of gone through a period over the last few years where I've really enjoyed using my own. Well, Saoirse Ronan, thank you so much for joining us. Thank you so much. It was lovely.
I think it was the first time that I had been exposed to an addiction story that didn't feel like it was all doom and gloom. It allowed me to get to know the whole person. Amy Liptrot wasn't defining herself by her addiction to alcohol, but was acknowledging that it played a huge part in her life, in the destruction of her life for a long time.
I think it was the first time that I had been exposed to an addiction story that didn't feel like it was all doom and gloom. It allowed me to get to know the whole person. Amy Liptrot wasn't defining herself by her addiction to alcohol, but was acknowledging that it played a huge part in her life, in the destruction of her life for a long time.
I think it was the first time that I had been exposed to an addiction story that didn't feel like it was all doom and gloom. It allowed me to get to know the whole person. Amy Liptrot wasn't defining herself by her addiction to alcohol, but was acknowledging that it played a huge part in her life, in the destruction of her life for a long time.
I was really drawn to the fact that we would follow a young woman as she struggles with alcoholism. I think that usually when you think of that as a story, you would imagine probably a man, you know, middle-aged or a woman who's going through a divorce or she's lost her family or, you know, there's a sort of domestic sort of element to it. And the fact that we were going to follow someone who,
I was really drawn to the fact that we would follow a young woman as she struggles with alcoholism. I think that usually when you think of that as a story, you would imagine probably a man, you know, middle-aged or a woman who's going through a divorce or she's lost her family or, you know, there's a sort of domestic sort of element to it. And the fact that we were going to follow someone who,
I was really drawn to the fact that we would follow a young woman as she struggles with alcoholism. I think that usually when you think of that as a story, you would imagine probably a man, you know, middle-aged or a woman who's going through a divorce or she's lost her family or, you know, there's a sort of domestic sort of element to it. And the fact that we were going to follow someone who,
as bad as it sounds on paper, shouldn't have this addiction. And yet does just reminds us of how this is something that can affect everyone.
as bad as it sounds on paper, shouldn't have this addiction. And yet does just reminds us of how this is something that can affect everyone.
as bad as it sounds on paper, shouldn't have this addiction. And yet does just reminds us of how this is something that can affect everyone.
It is a particular topic that is very personal to me it's an addiction that I haven't struggled with myself but I've watched people very close to me struggle with it and some of them have seen the light eventually and others have not and that's incredibly painful and I think as someone on the receiving end of that
It is a particular topic that is very personal to me it's an addiction that I haven't struggled with myself but I've watched people very close to me struggle with it and some of them have seen the light eventually and others have not and that's incredibly painful and I think as someone on the receiving end of that
It is a particular topic that is very personal to me it's an addiction that I haven't struggled with myself but I've watched people very close to me struggle with it and some of them have seen the light eventually and others have not and that's incredibly painful and I think as someone on the receiving end of that
And there's a lot of anger and resentment that is born out of that experience because you're not going through it yourself. You don't understand or I certainly didn't understand really how addiction works. I know that's kind of a silly thing to say, but I think unless you actually sit down to examine the effect that.
And there's a lot of anger and resentment that is born out of that experience because you're not going through it yourself. You don't understand or I certainly didn't understand really how addiction works. I know that's kind of a silly thing to say, but I think unless you actually sit down to examine the effect that.
And there's a lot of anger and resentment that is born out of that experience because you're not going through it yourself. You don't understand or I certainly didn't understand really how addiction works. I know that's kind of a silly thing to say, but I think unless you actually sit down to examine the effect that.
substance is having on your brain, you don't really take the time to unpick it because you're so hurt by it and you're so hurt that it has been chosen over you. And so I think I spent a lot of my life carrying that around with me. But it was, yeah, it was scary. It was scary to hone in on this. It just brought up a lot of pain for me, I suppose.