I'm very friendly and nice.

Emily Beecham

Categorized in : Very Friendly Nice

In London, people don't make eye contact; it's almost too provocative.

eye-contact london eye people

Me and my friends, we wear jeans and no make-up. And people still love us.

me friends love people

Be creative, have a good time, and be yourself.

be-yourself yourself good time

I went to LAMDA, which is a drama school in London, and we did a lot of combat there. I was quite good at all that.

good london drama school

In order to press further with who you want to become, you have to take risks, put yourself out there... That's the only way to discover you're actually capable.

risks yourself you way

Anybody can be anybody.

anybody

The girlfriend roles that we are usually offered are nearly always just kind and supportive. So it is refreshing for women and for men to see something different.

see refreshing women men

When I was young, I went with my mum to see some really random independent films, which really spoke to me: 'My Beautiful Laundrette,' 'Secrets and Lies'... It wasn't all arthouse, though!

random secrets me beautiful

I watched a lot of 'Wayne's World' on repeat.

watched repeat lot world

I don't stalk handsome actors online. That would be inappropriate.

would handsome online inappropriate

In the movies, there's this idea that you're only desirable if you're physically dazzling.

idea movies only you

You don't lose your sexuality just because you're not wearing mascara.

lose just-because your you

I was always putting on plays for my family. Usually silly ones. I used my imagination a lot, and it was something that came naturally to me.

me always family imagination

My mum took me to the theatre a lot, and I'd obsess over them for weeks after. She took me to see 'The Blue Room' at The Royal Exchange when I was 13, and that was a profound moment for me - I remember really wanting to be an actor. It really spoke to me like nothing else had before.

me moment blue remember

I was always warned about how hard it was to get work, so I didn't at all expect to get a job before I'd even left LAMDA. I was very realistic about it.

job always hard work

I feel 'The Street' is a really accurate comment on the relationships between people.

relationships street feel people

I like beautiful things that are striking.

like beautiful-things beautiful

Often you get pigeonholed because of the way you look.

get look you way

I never went to school wanting to play cute characters or girly characters.

never play cute school