Saoirse Ronan Covers The February Issue Of Harper’s Bazaar UK

Saoirse Ronan is on the cover of the February issue of Harper’s Bazaar UK. The young actress is on the cover to promote her new film, Mary Queen Of Scots. Highlights from her interview are below.

On her ability to do accents: “Modern American is much flatter than my natural voice. I found that quite a challenge on Lady Bird. Greta [Gerwig, the director] kept having to say, ‘Make it a bit flatter!’ And I’d think I sounded like a robot.”

On choosing roles: “From a purely selfish point of view, I’ve always wanted to play characters who are well-rounded and interesting and smart, or who are intelligently written. And because that’s what I’ve always wanted to get out of it, the films end up reflecting that. They’re the only roles I want to play. Even when I was a kid, I knew I didn’t just want to play ‘the sister’, or ‘the girlfriend’, or ‘the secretary’. That was always a priority for me, to play someone who –even if they were only in a few scenes – really had something to them.”

On potentially directing: “I’ve always wanted to do it. I was more drawn to that as a kid than I was to acting. I love working with actors, but I always learn the most from the directors. It’s their vision you’re bringing to life, you have to adapt to their way of working. I like having to stretch myself to fit in with their requirements.”

You can check out even more from her interview here. Mary Queen Of Scots is in theaters now.