"And I like the look on people's faces when I say I'm doing this movie called Pride and Prejudice and they kind of smile, and then I say I'm in a movie called Doom and they kind of do a double take and try and put the two things together. And they never quite manage to"
- Rosamund Pike
About this Quote
In this quote, Rosamund Pike is expressing her pleasure in surprising individuals with the range of roles she has actually handled in her acting career. She points out 2 particular movies, Pride and Prejudice and Doom, which seem to be polar revers in regards to genre and tone. When she tells people about these two jobs, she notices an unique response on their faces. They at first smile at the reference of Pride and Prejudice, a classic and widely known romantic drama. Nevertheless, when she follows it up with Doom, a sci-fi action film, their expressions alter to a double take as they attempt to reconcile the two relatively conflicting roles. Pike discovers amusement in the truth that individuals are unable to fully comprehend her versatility as an actress, and she gets a kick out of their surprise and confusion.
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